Snodgrass v. Gavit
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error, to tbe District Court of Philadelphia. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by Nelson Gavit against Snodgrass, Reed & Co. On the 10th day of June, 1848, the parties entered into a written agreement by which the plaintiff agreed to furnish to the defendants the necessary fixtures and machinery for a paper-mill which they were about to build at New Alexandria, in Westmoreland county.
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Error, to tbe District Court of Philadelphia. This was an action of assumpsit, brought by Nelson Gavit against Snodgrass, Reed & Co. On the 10th day of June, 1848, the parties entered into a written agreement by which the plaintiff agreed to furnish to the defendants the necessary fixtures and machinery for a paper-mill which they were about to build at New Alexandria, in Westmoreland county. The different parts of the machinery, with the kinds and sizes, were specified in the agreement. The plaintiff bound “ himself to do all the above work in the best manner and composed of the best…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Woodward, J.
Where parties stipulate that disputes, whether actual or prospective, shall be submitted to the arbitrament of a particular individual or tribunal, they are bound by their contract, and cannot seek redress elsewhere. Such were the cases cited in the argument. But such is not this case. The parties here, instead of designating an umpire, agreed simply that all misunderstandings or difficulties should be submitted to the judgment of three arbitrators, to be mutually chosen, whose decision should be final. The arbitrators were to be mutually…
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