Haskell Co. v. Sherway Application Co.

OTT, Judge.

Appellant/cross-appellee (“Haskell”) appeals the trial court’s refusal to set aside an arbitration award because of the appearance of bias of one of the arbitrators. Ap-pellee/cross-appellant (“Sherway”) appeals the denial of attorney’s fees for the arbitration proceeding. We affirm on appeal and reverse on cross-appeal.

The following facts bear on the issue raised on cross-appeal. Haskell was the contractor and Sherway a subcontractor for several construction projects. Disputes arose between the parties and, pursuant to the written agreements between the parties, Sherway made a…