1 Lock. Rev. Cas. 29
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors
Decided July 1, 1799
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · decided 1799-07-01
The Supreme Court held, in a suit against a surety in an arbitration bond, that where a submission in writing had been made, (before the Rex'. Held: in a suit against a surety in an arbitration bond, that where a submission in writing had been made, (before the Rex'.
Decided 1799-07-01
¶1The Court of Errors, held, however, that this award, made without notice of the hearing before the umpire to the losing party was void ; that an umpire cannot be appointed by parol, where, as in this case, it was expressly agreed, that the submission should be made a rule of Court under the statute:—though it would be good if it had been a mere common law arbitration. Per Chancellor, W. delivering the opinion of the Court
¶2Judgment reversed 18 to none.