Board of Library Trustees v. Ozanne Construction Co.

Plaintiff-appellant Board of Library Trustees, Shaker Heights Public Library (“board”) appeals from the decision of the common pleas court staying the action pending arbitration of disputes between the board and defendant-appellee Ozanne Construction Company, Inc. (“Ozanne”) before the American Arbitration Association.

The trial court held that the determination of whether defendant had satisfied conditions precedent to arbitration was itself an arbitrable dispute referable to arbitration in the first instance. We find no error in the trial court’s determination and affirm.

Ozanne was the…