Legal Opinion
Severtson v. Williams Construction Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 10, 1985No. B006950PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CANTER, J. *
we are called upon to interpret Code of Civil Procedure section 1286.6, subdivision (a); more specifically, to determine the meaning of the words “evident miscalculation of figures” as they apply to the arbitrator’s authority to correct an award previously made.
A dispute which had arisen between property owners and the contractor they hired to construct their residence was submitted to arbitration. After two days of hearings, the arbitrator made his award and the owners applied for a correction, claiming an error had been made. The arbitrator agreed and amended the award by…
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