Consolidated Pacific Engineering, Inc. v. Greater Anchorage Area Borough

I dissent and would affirm the decision of the trial court. I believe the decisions of New York1 and Minnesota2 embody the better reasoned view and should be adopted as the rule in Alaska.

In my opinion, the courts of Alaska have the power to order consolidation of arbitration proceedings even in the absence of statutory authorization in order to avoid duplication of effort, expense and litigation.3 Courts have statutory authority *256to review arbitration proceedings.4 The concept of limited review of arbitration awards adopted by this court5 is rendered impotent by permitting conflicting…