Aurandt v. Hire

BISHOP, J. pro tem. *

We have concluded that the trial court had no authority either to deny or grant plaintiff’s motion to confirm the award in his favor, nor authority to vacate the award on the defendants’ motion, and that as a consequence, the orders denying plaintiff’s motion and granting defendants’ motion should be reversed.

We become more concerned than usual with procedural matters, on this appeal. Beginning with the first steps taken in the trial court, after the arbitration procedures had resulted in an award, we note that the plaintiff filed a notice of motion to confirm the award…