Howerin Residental Sales Corp. v. Century Realty of Tidewater, Inc.

The issue in this appeal is whether the trial court should have enforced an arbitration award rendered in a matter involving a dispute over a real estate commission. Howerin Residential Sales Corp. (Howerin) contends that the trial court erred in declining to enforce the award against Century Realty of Tidewater, Inc. (Century). We agree. Therefore, we will reverse the judgment of the trial court.

Howerin and Century are both engaged in the real estate business in the Tidewater area of Virginia. Both are members of the Portsmouth/Chesapeake Board of Realtors (Board of Realtors). The bylaws of…