Brown v. Green
Supreme Court of Connecticut
in ERROR. Tins was a bill in chancery, brought by Brown against Green and Noyes, to set aside an award of arbitrators, and to stay proceedings at law on two promissory notes given to enforce performance of such award. Both the submission and the award were in writing, and were set forth at length in the plaintiff’s bill.
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in ERROR. Tins was a bill in chancery, brought by Brown against Green and Noyes, to set aside an award of arbitrators, and to stay proceedings at law on two promissory notes given to enforce performance of such award. Both the submission and the award were in writing, and were set forth at length in the plaintiff’s bill. The submission was as follows : “This agreement made and entered into by and between Samuel Green oí New-London and William Noyes, jun. of Lyme, on the one part, and Robert Brown of Waterford, on the other part, wit-nesseth, “ That whereas diverse controversies have arisen…
1Opinion of the CourtBissell, J.
It is apparent from an examination of the submission and the award, that the arbitrators did not mistake or exceed their powers. Every thing awarded on by them, is clearly within the terms of the submission. No corruption is imputed to them ; nor is it alleged, that the award was procured, by the fraud or misbehaviour of the adverse party. The gravamen of the plaintiff’s complaint, is, that the arbitrators found the facts, which form the basis of their award, upon insufficient testimony. But it is, surely, too late to contend, that an award is to be set aside, because the arbitrators have…
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