Titan Enterprises, Inc. v. Armo Construction, Inc.

Opinion

KINGSLEY, J.

This action involves a dispute between a subcontractor (Titan Enterprises, hereinafter referred to as “petitioner”) and a general contractor (Anno Construction, hereinafter referred to as “respondent”), over alleged nonpayment for work, done on a hospital building pursuant to a written contract. The dispute before us involves only a procedural issue—namely was that dispute properly submitted to and determined by arbitration? The trial court held that it was; we disagree.

The construction contracts between the parties contained an arbitration clause. That clause was of the…