Court Opinion

ID: 9646790
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-23 13:11:19.757514+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:11:41.902689
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NIX, Justice,
concurring.
I agree with the result reached by the majority, but I believe it is necessary to emphasize my view as to the very limited scope of review that should be exercised by courts over an arbitrator’s award. See e. g. Leechburg Area School District v. Dale, 492 Pa. 515, 424 A.2d 1309 (1981). Absent a showing of fraud in the decision-making process, the arbitrator’s award should not be disturbed. See Bieski v. Eastern Auto Forwarding Co., 396 F.2d 32 (3d Cir. 1968). Any attempt to interpret the “essence test” as a device to expand judicial review in this area, in my judgment, undermines the underlying purposes sought to be obtained through arbitration.