Episcopal Housing Corp. v. Federal Insurance

Ness, Justice:

This appeal is from an order requiring the parties to submit to a consolidated arbitration proceeding. We affirm.

The owner of an apartment complex (Episcopal Housing Corporation) brought this action against the architect (Lafaye Associates, Inc.) and the builder (McCrory-Sumwalt Construction Co., Inc.) alleging defects in design and construction. The contract between the architect and the owner provided for arbitration as did the contract between the builder and the owner. Both the architect and the builder moved for arbitration, and a consolidated proceeding was ordered by the…