Legal Opinion
County of Jefferson v. Barton-Douglas Contractors, Inc.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided August 29, 1979No. 62506PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORMICK, Justice.
We granted interlocutory appeal to determine whether the trial court erred in dissolving a temporary injunction restraining defendant AAA Mechanical Contractors, Inc., from submitting to arbitration its portion of the construction contract dispute involved in this multiparty litigation. We find that the dispute should be litigated rather than arbitrated so the entire controversy can be resolved in one forum. Therefore we reverse the trial court.
Plaintiff County of Jefferson brought this action against an architectural firm, an engineering firm, and various contractors and…
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