Legal Opinion
Kingstown Corp. v. Black Cat Cranberry Corp.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided November 23, 2005No. 04-P-331PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPerretta, J.
This appeal raises the question whether the contract (agreement) between the Kingstown Corporation (Kingstown) and Black Cat Cranberry Corp. (Black Cat) concerning Kingstown’s excavation, purchase, and removal of earth materiais from land owned by Black Cat requires disputes to be resolved through mandatory arbitration or provides the party seeking enforcement of the agreement with a right of election between arbitration and litigation. A Superior Court judge concluded that arbitration was mandatory and dismissed Kingstown’s complaint, see Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), 365 Mass. 754 *155(1974), seeking…
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