Duke University v. American Arbitration Ass'n

VAUGHN, Chief Judge.

This appeal presents the question of whether defendant, who was one of more than fifty parallel trade contractors contracting with plaintiff, and who constructed a portion of Duke Hospital North costing more than $30,000.00 was a general contractor under G.S. 87-1. Plaintiff contends that defendant was an unlicensed general contractor and, therefore, cannot enforce the arbitration clause in its contract with plaintiff. We affirm the order of the trial judge and hold that defendant was not a general contractor under G.S. 87-1.

Under G.S. 87-1, a general contractor is one…