QUAM CONST. CO., INC. v. CITY OF REDFIELD

No. 14-1037.

770 F.3d 706 (2014)

QUAM CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., a Minnesota corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant v. CITY OF REDFIELD, a South Dakota municipality, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: October 21, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas James Vollbrecht , argued, Minneapolis, MN ( Sander J. Morehead , Sioux Falls, SD, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Michael John Schaffer , argued, Sioux Falls, SD ( Paul J. Gillette , Redfield, SD, on the brief), for Defendant-Appellee.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, LOKEN and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


KELLY, Circuit Judge.

Quam Construction Co., Inc. (Quam) appeals from the district court's order denying its motion to compel arbitration for contract disputes between Quam and the City of Redfield, South Dakota (the City). Because the parties' contract does not mandate arbitration, we affirm the judgment.

I. Background

The City and Quam entered into a construction contract that included, among other things, the installation of pipes at the job site...

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