R.M. Bennett Heirs v. Ontario Iron Co.

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

In July 1978 the parties 1 entered into a mining lease containing a specific and man datory arbitration provision governing disagreements over the terms of the lease. On October 29, 1987, respondents sued appellants claiming past improper calculation of royalties owed them under the lease. Appellants served a demand for arbitration and moved to stay the court proceeding pending arbitration of the dispute. The trial court denied appellants’ motion and held the arbitration provision inapplicable to the issue in dispute, which is the amount of money owed lessors by lessees.…