Legal Opinion

Wessell Brothers Foundation Drilling Co. v. Crossett Public School District

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 9, 1985No. 85-148PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Steele Hays, Justice.

In 1978 the Crossett Public School District contracted with John Sanders, Inc., an architectural firm, to prepare plans and specifications for the construction of a school building. The contract was awarded to Advance Construetion, Inc. and Advance subcontracted the foundation work to Wessell Brothers Foundation Drilling Company, Inc.

When the building began to show serious structural defects, the district brought suit against Sanders and Advance. Advance then filed a third-party complaint against Wessell and all parties agreed to arbitration. An arbitration agreement was…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Titan Oil & Gas, Inc. v. ShipleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1975
  2. State v. Green and RockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1943
  3. Hirt v. HerveyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1978
  4. State ex rel. Attorney General v. StevensonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1909
  5. Bromley v. Erie Insurance GroupSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  3. E-Z Cash Advance, Inc. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  4. Hart v. McChristianSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2001
  5. Trustees of Asbury United Methodist Church v. Taylor & Parrish, Inc.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1995

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