A written agreement to submit any existing controversy to arbitration or a provision in a written contract to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising between the parties is valid, enforceable and irrevocable, save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract. This chapter also applies to arbitration agreements between employers and employees or between their respective representatives, unless otherwise provided in the agreement.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 5927
Validity of arbitration agreement
Known as the Uniform Arbitration Act
The act spans §§ 5927–5949 (23 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Maietta v. Greenfield (1972)
Most recently applied in 433 So. 2d 1158 - Ex Parte Alabama Oxygen Co., Inc. (May 1983)
PL 1967, c. 430 (NEW).
Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.