Masterpiece Kitchen & Bath, Inc. v. Gordon

This appeal arises from the plaintiff’s attempt to recover attorney’s fees, interests, and costs incurred while contesting the defendants’ appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff entered in the District Court. The judgment was based on an arbitration award for the plaintiff.

Facts. In 1992, the parties executed a written contract providing for the construction of a $126,000 addition to the defendants’ home. The contract provided that all claims and *326disputes “shall be decided by arbitration . . . unless the parties mutually agree otherwise.”

After referral the arbitrator found for the plaintiff…