Hardy Construction Co. v. Arkansas State Highway & Transportation Department

922 S.W.2d 705 (1996)

324 Ark. 496

HARDY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Appellant,

v.

ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, Appellee.

No. 96-67.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 28, 1996.

John A. Davis, III, Little Rock, for Appellant.

Robert L. Wilson, Chief Counsel, Mark J. Whitmore, Lawrence W. Jackson, Little Rock, for Appellee.

BROWN, Justice.

Appellant Hardy Construction Company, Inc., appeals the chancery court's dismissal of its petition for the appointment of an arbitrator and raises four points for reversal: (1) the chancery court was required by statute to appoint an arbitrator;…