HARDY CONST. CO. v. ARK. STATE HWY. & TRANSP. DEPT.

No. 96-67.

922 S.W.2d 705 (1996)

324 Ark. 496

HARDY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. ARKANSAS STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

May 28, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Davis, III, Little Rock, for Appellant.

Robert L. Wilson, Chief Counsel, Mark J. Whitmore, Lawrence W. Jackson, Little Rock, for Appellee.


BROWN, Justice.

Appellant Hardy Construction Company, Inc., appeals the chancery court's dismissal of its petition for the appointment of an arbitrator and raises four points for reversal: (1) the chancery court was required by statute to appoint an arbitrator; (2) the arbitrators decide procedural matters, not the courts; (3) the chancery court has jurisdiction to enforce the arbitration clauses at issue; and (4) sovereign immunity is no defense to the petition by...

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