Legal Opinion
Sisters of Saint John the Baptist, Providence Rest Convent v. Phillips R. Geraghty Constructor, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 8, 1986PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, with costs, and the petition to stay arbitration denied.
Respondent, Phillips R. Geraghty Constructor, Inc., contracted with petitioner, the Sisters of St. John the Baptist, to renovate their convent, an old building then in disrepair. The agreement — essentially, the American Institute of Architects Abbreviated Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor — was a limited-scope construction contract for the stipulated sum of $592,000. In a rider, the parties provided for added allowances for "changes in…
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