Birkey Design Group, Inc. v. Egle Nursing Home, Inc.

THIEME, Judge.

Birkey Design Group, Inc. (Birkey), appeals from an order of the Circuit Court for Allegany County (Sharer, J., presiding) confirming an arbitrator’s award entered in favor of Egle Nursing Home, Inc. (Egle) in its contractual dispute with Birkey. Birkey’s challenge to that judgment arises under the following circumstances.

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Birkey and Egle contracted for architectural services for the design and construction of an addition to Egle’s nursing home, as well as renovations to the existing structure. 1 The contract contained a provision requiring arbitration of all claims, disputes,…