Legal Opinion
Cornhusker International Trucks, Inc. v. Thomas Built Buses, Inc.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided January 18, 2002No. S-00-441PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWright, J.
NATURE OF CASE
Comhusker International Trucks, Inc. (Comhusker), appeals from an order of the Lancaster County District Court which confirmed an arbitrator’s award. The arbitrator found that Thomas Built Buses, Inc. (Thomas Built), had good cause to terminate its distributor sales agreement (Agreement) with Comhusker. Comhusker asserts that termination of the Agreement is controlled by statute and that the matter should not have been arbitrated.
SCOPE OF REVIEW
Arbitration is purely a matter of contract. Kelley v. Benchmark Homes, Inc., 250 Neb. 367, 550 N.W.2d 640 (1996).
The construction of a…
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