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OSTEEN v. T.E. CUTTINO CONST. CO.

No. 23904.

434 S.E.2d 281 (1993)

H. Graham OSTEEN, II and Julia R. Osteen, Respondents, v. T.E. CUTTINO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 12, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Carpenter, Jr., Francis M. Mack, and Deborah L. Harrison, all of Richardson, Plowden, Grier & Howser, P.A., Columbia, for appellant.

M.M. Weinberg, III, of Weinberg, Brown & McDougall, Sumter, for respondents.

HARWELL, Chief Justice.

We are asked to determine the enforceability of an arbitration clause contained in a standard form construction contract. The trial judge found that the arbitration clause was invalid under South Carolina law, and that the parties should proceed with their dispute in a judicial forum. We reverse.

I. FACTS

The underlying dispute arises out of the alleged breach of a contract entered into by appellant T.E. Cuttino Construction...

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