FCR Greensboro, Inc. v. C & M Investments of High Point, Inc.

ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

Defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion to vacate or modify the arbitration award, and in confirming the award and entering judgment thereon because the arbitrator exceeded his authority by: (1) awarding liquidated damages not within the scope of the parties’ agreement to arbitrate, and (2) awarding monies for changes in the sprinkler system, a controversy not within the scope of the parties’ agreement to arbitrate. We agree.

The parties’ arbitration agreement is governed by the Uniform Arbitration Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-567.1, el seq.…