Court Opinion

ID: 9695561
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 18:23:10.247901+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:20:14.150290
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Dissenting Opinion by
Mr. Justice Roberts:
I dissent. In order to preclude appellant’s counterclaim, appellee relies upon the decision of the arbitration panel. However, while that decision, is explicit in depying appellant’s right “to recover salary or compensation . . . from July 6, 1962,” it is ambiguous on the matter embodied in his present counterclaim: the salary and compensation alleged to have become due prior to July 6, 1962, the date of the termination of his employment.
I see no justification for barring the present counterclaim merely on the basis of an assumption that the issue has been adversely determined by the- arbitrators. I would require more explicit and unambiguous language in the arbitrators’ decision before I would hold that the present claim has been precluded.
However, since the contract between the parties provides for binding arbitration of all claims arising thereunder, I would reverse and remand with directions to stay the instant proceedings until the issues embodied in the counterclaim had been presented and unequivocally decided by arbitration. The result of such decision would fairly and effectively dispose of the matter.