Legal Opinion
Locklear v. Payne
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 12, 1971No. 46668PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Judge.
1. "Parties disagreeing as to their rights or liabilities may submit the matter to third persons to decide, and the award made by such arbitrators is binding on the persons submitting.” Code § 7-101. Where, under the agreement, the decision of such third persons is to be final, the decision, if within the scope of the agreement, may only be attacked for fraud, or such gross mistake as would necessarily imply bad faith or the failure to exercise an honest judgment. State Hwy. Dept. v. MacDougald Const. Co., 189 Ga. 490, 491 (6 SE2d 570); Skinner v . Smith, 120 Ga. App. 35 (169 SE2d…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State Highway Department v. MacDougald Construction Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1939
- Skinner v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- Osborn & Walcott Mfg. Co. v. BlantonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Culbreth v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
3Cited by8 opinions
- West Point-Pepperell, Inc. v. Multi-Line Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1973
- City of Fayetteville v. Fayette CountyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Gregory C. Blumberg v. Richard C. Berland and Baird, Patrick & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Fisher v. GauseSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Rockdale County v. City of ConyersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1973
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