Legal Opinion
Taylor v. FITZ COAL CO. INC.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided April 14, 1981PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUKOWSKY, Justice.
The parties had a dispute over the amount of money due as “minimum royalties” under a mineral lease. They submitted the dispute to arbitration pursuant to the provisions of the lease. * The arbitrators awarded the lessor $37,214.67. The Floyd Circuit Court enforced the award. The Court of Appeals held that there was no substantial evidence in the record to support an award of less than $75,000.00 and directed entry of a judgment for that amount. We reverse the Court of Appeals and affirm the circuit court.
Generally, an arbitrator’s award is not reviewable by a court. See M.…
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