Wildwoods of Lake Johnson Associates v. L. P. Cox Co.

JOHNSON, Judge.

Defendants advance one Assignment of Error on appeal, contending that the trial court erred in granting plaintiff appellees’ motion for confirmation of the arbitration award and in denying defendant appellants’ motion to vacate the award. Appellants base their assignment of error upon an alleged violation of G.S. 1-567.13 by the arbitration panel which presided over the hearing in question. Upon careful consideration of the record, briefs, and transcript, we agree and thus vacate the award and remand.

It has been well established both at common law, and in accordance with the…