Title: Hulstrand Const., Inc. v. James Cape & Sons, Co.

State: north-dakota

Issuer: North Dakota Supreme Court

Document:

Hulstrand Const., Inc. v. James Cape & Sons, Co.  Hulstrand Construction v. James Cape & Sons, Co., 1997 ND 27, 565 N.W.2d 505 [Go to Documents]Filed Feb. 14, 1997IN THE SUPREME COURTSTATE OF NORTH DAKOTA1997 ND 27Hulstrand Construction, Inc., Petitioner and Appellee v. James Cape & Sons, Co. and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland, a foreign corporation, Respondents and Appellants Civil No. 960268 Appeal from the District Court for Burleigh County, South Central Judicial District, the Honorable Gail Hagerty, Judge. AFFIRMED. Per Curiam. Murray G. Sagsveen of Zuger Kirmis & Smith, P.O. Box 1695, Bismarck, N.D. 58502-1695; for respondents and appellants. Gary R. Wolberg of Fleck, Mather & Strutz, P.O. Box 2798, Bismarck, N.D. 58502-2798; for petitioner and appellee. Hulstrand Const. v. James Cape & Sons, Co., et al.Civil No. 960268 Per Curiam. [¶1] James Cape & Sons Co. appeals from the district court's judgment affirming a highway construction arbitration award ordering Cape to pay Hulstrand Construction for its subcontract work and dismissing Cape's counterclaim for damages. Under Rule 35.1, N.D.R.App.P., we summarily affirm the district court's judgment affirming the arbitration board's decision. The standard of review for vacating an arbitration award is "completely irrational." Byrons Const. Co. v. Dep't of Transp., 463 N.W.2d 660 , 662 (N.D. 1990) (stating "[a]n arbitration decision will be vacated only if it is completely irrational"); cf. Rule 35.1(a)(2), N.D.R.App.P.[¶2]Gerald W. VandeWalle, C.J. William A. Neumann Mary Muehlen Maring Herbert L. Meschke William W. McLees, D.J. [¶3] McLEES, William W., D.J., sitting in place of Sandstrom, Dale V., J.,disqualified.