Burchell v. Marsh
Supreme Court of the United States
. This was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Illinois. The bill was filed by Marsh, Frear, and Arbuckle, to set aside an award made by arbitrators chosen by them upon the one part, and Burehell upon the other, to hear all matters of claim of either party, upon or against the other, in the law or in equity.
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. This was an appeal from the circuit court of the United States for the district of Illinois. The bill was filed by Marsh, Frear, and Arbuckle, to set aside an award made by arbitrators chosen by them upon the one part, and Burehell upon the other, to hear all matters of claim of either party, upon or against the other, in the law or in equity. The facts in the case were these: — There were two commercial firms in New York, carrying o,. business under the names of Marsh and Frear, and Alexander Frear and Co. The first was composed of Stewart C. Marsh and Alexander Frear; and the second, of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grier
This case was submitted on bill and answer. The appellees, who were complainants below, pray the court to set aside an award made between the parties, as “ fraudulent and void.” The bill charges that “ the award was made either from improper and corrupt motives, with the design of favoring said Burchell, or in ignorance of the rights of the parties to said submission, and of the duties and powers of the arbitrators who signed the said award.”
The answer denies “that the arbitrators acted unjustly, or with partiality or ignorance, in making their award; but avers that they acted justly, fairly,…
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