Pacific Development L.C. v. Orton

On Certiorari to the Utah Court of Appeals

DURRANT, Justice:

T1 We granted a writ of certiorari to review a court of appeals decision affirming the district court's confirmation of an arbitration award in favor of Orton Excavation. Orton served as a subcontractor on a real estate project developed by Pacific Development, L.C. A dispute arose over the amount Pacific owed Orton for work performed, and the parties entered into a written arbitration agreement that described the scope of their dispute by reference to a single plat of land. The arbitrator made rulings with respect to two plats of…