LANDIS CONST. CO., INC. v. HEALTH ED. AUTH.

No. 62765.

367 So.2d 330 (1979)

LANDIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. v. HEALTH EDUCATION AUTHORITY of Louisiana.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 29, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George G. Kiefer, Kiefer, Glorioso & Fleming, New Orleans, for defendant-respondent.

Joseph E. Friend, Dodge, Friend, Wilson & Spedale, New Orleans, for Landis Const. Co., Inc., plaintiff-applicant.

John A. Stewart, Jr., New Orleans, for Associated Gen. Contractors of Louisiana, amicus curiae.

Michael J. Molony, Jr., David J. Conroy, C. E. Hall, R. King, Milling, Milling, Benson, Woodward, Hillyer & Pierson, New Orleans, amicus curiae, in support of application of Landis Const. Co.


BOLIN, Justice, Ad Hoc.

Landis Construction Co., Inc. (Landis) brought suit against the Health Education Authority of Louisiana (HEAL) to compel arbitration under the terms of a construction contract. HEAL denied the existence of an agreement to arbitrate on the ground that the signatories to the construction contract were without authority to stipulate for arbitration. From judgment of the trial court ordering arbitration, HEAL appealed. The court of appeal reversed...

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