Ketcham v. Woodruff
New York Supreme Court
THE parties submitted a controversy existing between them to arbitration; and in the submission provided, pursuant to statute, (2 R. S. 541, § 1,) that a judgment of this court should be rendered upon the award made pursuant to such submission. The arbitrator made his award in favor of the plaintiffs, and judgment was entered up thereon in their favor, at a special term of the court held in Dutchess county.
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THE parties submitted a controversy existing between them to arbitration; and in the submission provided, pursuant to statute, (2 R. S. 541, § 1,) that a judgment of this court should be rendered upon the award made pursuant to such submission. The arbitrator made his award in favor of the plaintiffs, and judgment was entered up thereon in their favor, at a special term of the court held in Dutchess county. The defendant made no motion to vacate or modify the award for any of the causes specified in the 10th and 11th sections of the statute respecting arbitrations, (2 R. 8 542.) But he…
1Opinion of the CourtBirdseye, J.
The statute of 9 and 10 William 3d, ch. 15, which was substantially enacted in our state, by the act of February 28, 1791, (1 R, L. 125,) declared that the parties to an arbitration might provide in their submission, that it should be made a rule of court; and that the performance of the award might be enforced by attachment where the submission was made a rule of com't; unless it should be made to appear on oath, to such court, that the arbitrators or umpire misbehaved themselves, or that such award, arbitration or umpirage was procured by corruptioji or other undue means. Prior to these…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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