Legal Opinion
WMC, INC. v. Weaver
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided October 5, 2004No. COA03-1063PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEER, Judge.
This appeal arises out of the challenge of defendants Alltel Communications, Inc. and Alltel Communications of the Carolinas, Inc. (collectively “Alltel”) to an arbitration award in favor of plaintiff Cellular Plus of North Carolina, Inc. (“Cellular Plus”). The trial court ruled that the arbitration panel had no authority under the parties’ arbitration agreement to award treble damages, but that the panel could properly award attorneys’ fees. The parties have each appealed. We hold that the trial court erred in setting aside the treble damages award, but affirm the trial court’s…
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