State ex rel. Adams v. Gusweiler

The arbitration award which is at the root of this litigation was the result of a detailed selection *328process involving a panel submitted by the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator selected was required within 30 days to accept his selection and schedule a hearing. Provision is made in the Agreement in the event he did not accept, as well as for fees and expenses. The arbitrator had “no authority to add to, substract from or in any way modify the terms of” the Agreement. Finally, ‘ ‘ the decision rendered by such arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the parties.”

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