Canon School District No. 50 v. W.E.S. Construction Co.

OPINION

MOELLER, Vice Chief Justice.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This case has a tortured procedural history. W.E.S. Construction Company, Inc. (W.E.S.) contracted with Canon School District No. 50 (the District) to build a school building in Black Canyon City, Arizona. The contract contained an arbitration clause. When disputes arose, W.E.S. demanded arbitration. The District filed suit in superior court to stay arbitration, contending that certain statutes and rules of the Board of Education rendered the arbitration agreement unenforceable. The trial court rejected the District’s contentions…