Tennessee Lumber Mfg. Co. v. Clark Bros. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Action by Clark Brothers Company against the Tennessee Dumber Manufacturing Company. Judgment for plaintiff (176 Fed. 929), and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.
In this case the Clark Bros. Company had entered into a written contract for the erection of a sawmill for the Tennessee Dumber Manufacturing Company. That contract provided that, in case of disputes arising between the parties to the contract, “said matter shall be left to the decision of arbitrators, one to be selected by the party of the first part, another by the party of the second part, and they two shall have the power to name a third arbitrator, and the decision of said arbitrators shall be binding on the parties hereto.” A dispute having arisen, each party…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hobson v. Heirs of McArthurSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
- Weaver v. PowelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
- Quay v. WestcottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869
- Clark Bros. Co. v. Tennessee Lumber Mfg. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1910
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- Sutcliffe v. Pawtucket Amusement Co.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1931