Seal & Company, Incorporated v. A.S. McGaughan Company, Incorporated, and Third Party v. John J. Kirlin Company, Third Party

BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:

The principal issue raised in this appeal is whether the district court should have stayed this action pending the outcome of contractual dispute resolution proceedings. The district court denied a stay and awarded damages to a subcontractor against the general contractor engaged in work for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). We vacate the judgment and remand the case for the imposition of a stay and further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

A.S. McGaughan Co., Inc., is a general contractor which contracted with WMATA to perform…