Boyd C. Wagner, Inc. v. Shamokin Area School District

Opinion by

Judge Barry,

This case involves an arbitration proceeding between Boyd C. Wagner, Inc. (appellant) and Shamokin Area School District and Shamokin Area School Authority (appellees). The parties entered into a contract in 1975 for appellant to provide architectural and engineering services in connection with the construction of a new school building for appellees. The contract provided for arbitration of disputes but did not specify whether statutory or common law arbitration rules should apply. In 1981 appellee filed a claim with the American Arbitration Association, alleging that…