Livingston v. Knight & Knight of LaGrange, Inc.

Pope, Judge.

In August 1985 defendants Ira L. and Mary G. Livingston entered into a contract with Knight & Knight of LaGrange, Inc., for the construction of a new house. The contract contained an arbitration clause whereby any and all disputes or controversies arising out of the performance of the contract could be submitted to arbitration by the demand of either party submitted in writing within five days after a controversy arose. The owners moved into the house in early 1986 and over the next year and a half made numerous complaints to the contractor concerning alleged construction…