In Re The Arbitration Of: CHARLES SCOTT EARLS and LISA MARIE EARLS v. NORTHPOINTE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC, Respondent-Respondent.

Charles and Lisa Earls (hereinafter referred to individually by their first names and collectively as the Earls) appeal from a judgment confirming an arbitration award in their favor against Northpointe Development Company, LLC (North-pointe). The trial court registered the judgment with limiting language that purported to prevent the judgment from acting as a lien on real estate. Presenting two points on appeal, the Earls contend the trial court erred by registering the judgment with the limiting language because: (1) the arbitration award did not contain the limitation, and Northpointe did…