St. Luke's Hospital v. Midwest Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

MANFORD, Judge.

This is an appeal from a circuit court judgment in the form of an order of a temporary stay of arbitration pursuant to § 435.355, RSMo 1978. The judgment is affirmed.

While formally three points are presented, in reality they are but variations of a single alleged error, to wit, the trial court incorrectly interpreted a specific provision within a construction contract. The three variations are considered within the disposition of the appeal.

In summary, the applicable facts are as follows.

On December 7, 1982, respondent, St. Luke’s Hospital (hereinafter St. Luke’s), issued…