Joder Building Corp. v. Lewis

This is an action to confirm an arbitration award for plaintiff, the contractor in a construction contract dispute. Over objections by the defendants, homeowners, that they had not signed a statutorily required acknowledgement of arbitration and were improperly denied a continuance by the arbitrators, the Rutland Superior Court confirmed the arbitration award and entered judgment for plaintiff. We affirm the judgment for plaintiff.

The parties entered into a contract under which plaintiff was to provide materials and perform certain work at defendants’ home in Landgrove, Vermont. In the course…