Muldrow v. Norris
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the Eleventh District, County of Yolo. This was an action brought upon an award and agreement of the parties, submitting certain matters of difference between them to arbitration.
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Appeal from the Eleventh District, County of Yolo. This was an action brought upon an award and agreement of the parties, submitting certain matters of difference between them to arbitration. The agreement of submission is as follows : “ Whereas various matters of difference have for a long time existed between the undersigned, which, for the purpose of having the same speedily and properly adjusted, they desire to submit to the judgment and decision of disinterested persons, to be selected by the parties hereto—therefore, we hereby agree to submit to Thomas J. White, Charles Horner and…
1Opinion of the CourtField, J.
The submission of the parties embraces all matters of controversy existing between them, previous to December, 1850. What those matters were the submission does not state ; it only recites that they were various, and that the agreement was entered into “ for the purpose of having the same speedily and properly adjusted.” From its language it must be inferred that the parties stipulated to withdraw their several matters of difference from the consideration of the ordinary tribunals, upon the condition that they should be all adjusted and *339settled by Judges of their own selection, and full peace…
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