Findings of Arbitrator Will Not Be Overturned in Absence of Fraud
Site, Inc. v. Peabody Constr. Co., Inc., 2007 WL 2458482 (Mass. App. Ct. Aug. 30, 2007) (Unpublished)
In this case, the Appeals Court affirmed the Superior Court’s denial of plaintiffs’ motion to vacate an arbitration award. The defendant general contractor, Peabody Construction Company, refused to pay the plaintiff subcontractor, Site, Inc. on a subcontract after terminating the subcontractor prior to completion of the job. The case went to arbitration. After considering extensive evidence and testimony, the arbitrator found that the general contractor’s failure to make timely payment was a material breach of the subcontract. Although the arbitrator found that general contractor’s material breach of the subcontract excused any subsequent failure by the subcontractor to perform its obligations under the subcontract, the arbitrator found that the subcontractor was not entitled to payment for the work it performed because the subcontractor “had not completely [and satisfactorily] performed all of its obligations under the subcontract.” Read More