Walton Acoustics, Inc. v. Currahee Construction Co.

Pope, Judge.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s grant of the motion of Currahee Construction Company, Inc. (Currahee) to vacate an arbitration award. Walton Acoustics, Inc. (Walton) and Currahee had entered arbitration pursuant to a construction contract between them. The arbitrator awarded Walton $13,756.47 on the contract, $728.81 in attorney fees and $305.61 administration fees and expenses. Currahee moved the trial court to vacate the award on the basis that it improperly included attorney fees. Held:

We affirm. OCGA § 9-9-97 (a) provides: “Unless otherwise pro*660vided in the agreement…