Angell Enterprises, Inc. v. Abram & Hawkins Excavating Co.

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

This appeal of an arbitration award presents the opportunity to review the broad authority granted to an arbitrator by Indiana's Uniform Arbitration Act, IND. CODE §§ 34-4-2-1 to 22, and the means to effectively challenge an award.

Appellant-plaintiff Angell Enterprises, Inc. opposes the trial court's affirmance of an arbitration decision awarding appellee-defen-dants Abram & Hawkins Excavating Co., et al. (collectively Subcontractors) a total of $260,013. Angell's primary contention is that the arbitrator exceeded its authority by deciding claims not agreed to be…