Averitt v. Swainsboro Methodist Church

Jenkins, Justice.

1. “A submission [to a common-law arbitration] may be in parol, . . when the matters in dispute do not exceed in value the sum of $500; but all submissions by persons acting- as trustees, as above, must be in writing.” Code, § 7-104. In so far as the petitioning contractors sought specific performance of the written award made . by arbitrators, finding that the plaintiff contractors had failed to properly complete certain items of the church building in question, and estimating the cost of such changes or additions, and specific performance of an alleged collateral agreement…