Legal Opinion
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE AND COMPANY, LIMITED v. Commercial Metals Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided March 13, 1980No. 46338PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.
This litigation involves two arbitration issues not before decided in Washington. First, may a court order consolidated multi-party arbitration, in a location other than that to which the parties have agreed, in contravention of the terms of the parties' contractual provisions? Second, may a court order discovery proceedings on the merits of the controversies after finding that the parties are bound by arbitration clauses in their respective contracts? We answer both questions in the negative and reverse.
This case stems from multi-party transactions. Commercial Metals Company, headquartered…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Thorgaard Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc. v. County of KingWashington Supreme Court · 1967
- Commercial Metals Co. v. Balfour, Guthrie, & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- In re the Arbitration between Commercial Solvents Corp. & Louisiana Liquid Fertilizer Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1957
- Penn Tanker Co. of Delaware v. C.H.Z. Rolimpex, WarszawaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- Marsala v. Valve Corporation of AmericaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
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