Speer v. Bidwell
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to tbe District Court of Allegheny county. This was an action of debt on an award of arbitrators, brought by James A. Speer, against John O. Bidwell. The parties had been partners under an agreement dated September 29th 1858, and were engaged in the manufacture and sale, of ploughs, castings, &c.
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Error to tbe District Court of Allegheny county. This was an action of debt on an award of arbitrators, brought by James A. Speer, against John O. Bidwell. The parties had been partners under an agreement dated September 29th 1858, and were engaged in the manufacture and sale, of ploughs, castings, &c. Among other specifications of the partnership relation the articles contained the following clause:— “ In the event of a disagreement between the partners, it is hereby agreed and expressly provided that any and all disputes or controversies shall be settled by reference to two persons, one to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Strong, J.
The award upon which the suit was brought was made under a submission which the parties had bound themselves to make by their articles of copartnership. The agreement of submission contains no stipulation that an award made under it should not be subject to exception for any cause, but the articles of copartnership which proAdded for the submission, declared that the aAvard of the referees, or a majority of them, should be final, conclusive, and binding on both partners, and “ that there should be no appeal.” As the award was at common law,…
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