Snow Mountain Pine, Ltd. v. Tecton Laminates Corp.

*525DURHAM, J.

pro tempore

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment on an arbitration award. ORS 36.365. It assigns error to the court’s orders abating the action and compelling arbitration, designating an arbitration panel1 and refusing to set aside the arbitration award. We reach only the first two issues. We reverse the judgment and remand for further proceedings.

The dispute in this case stems from four agreements between defendant, which owns a lumber mill that makes laminated veneer, and plaintiff,2 which owns an adjacent sawmill. Defendant’s sole shareholder was the principal partner in the company…