Slocum v. Damon
Wisconsin Supreme Court
EEEOE to the District Court for Racine County. The case is stated in the opinion of the court. 1. The arbitrator exceeded the authority conferred by the submission. The submission was merely of the question of Slocum’s liability, and the arbitrator had no authority to determine the amount of damages.
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EEEOE to the District Court for Racine County. The case is stated in the opinion of the court. 1. The arbitrator exceeded the authority conferred by the submission. The submission was merely of the question of Slocum’s liability, and the arbitrator had no authority to determine the amount of damages. Gear v. Bracken, ante; Bacon v. Wilber, 1 Cow. 117; McBride v. Hag cm, 1 Wend. 326. 2. The plaintiff should have proved that six days’ notice was given of the hearing before the arbitrator. This was one of the requirements of the submission, and without a compliance with it the arbitrator had no…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
It appears that the plaintiff in error had executed to the defendants in error a bond, in the nature of an arbitration bond, in which is recited that, “whereas certain differences have arisen between the said Slocum and the said Damon and Southworth, relative to an alleged injury committed by the said Slocum to a gray horse, the property of the said Southworth and Damon; and whereas, the said Slocum and the said Damon and Southworth have this day agreed to submit the matter in dispute to Joseph V. Quarles, sole arbitrator, indifferently chosen by the parties, to decide between the parties,…
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