Court Opinion

ID: 8763557
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-11-26 12:15:56.031635+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:01:43.237587
License: Public Domain

WADDIIX, District Judge
(concurring). I concur in the affirmance of the decision of the lower court for the reasons given above, and, moreover, because I think it sufficiently appears in the record that the award sought to be set aside was but the action and judgment of a single, instead of both arbitrators. The purpose of the arbitration was to ascertain the loss under certain policies of insurance arising by reason of the destruction of the insured premises by fire. The buildings were totally destroyed. Only one of the arbitrators was familiar with and saw the buildings, and knew of their value before the fire. Nevertheless, they undertook without proof of any sort before them, or any opportunity afforded the assured to furnish proof, to ascertain the loss sustained by her. Such an award was but the finding of a single arbitrator, instead of two, as required under the agreement of submission, which provided for the action of both, and, in case of disagreement, an umpire was to be called in to decide the question in dispute.