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- Title: Ralph F. Rutter v. James D. Mclaughlin and
- Author : Supreme Court of Idaho No. 13339
- Release Date : January 23, 1980
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
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Plaintiff appellant Ralph F. Rutter agreed, for a specified price, to construct a house for defendant respondents James D. McLaughlin and Willa K. McLaughlin. Rutter and the McLaughlins entered into a written construction contract using a standard form agreement drafted by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The standard form AIA contract utilized by the parties was designed to allow incorporation of a number of other documents and provided, in Article 16, for enumeration of any additional documents intended to be incorporated into the contract. When a dispute arose between Rutter and the McLaughlins over their respective contractual obligations, Rutter ceased work on the project, filed a labor and materialman's lien on the McLaughlins' property, and sought to foreclose the lien. The McLaughlins filed a counter claim for breach of contract and requested that the dispute between the parties be submitted to an arbitrator as provided in the AIA General Conditions claimed by the McLaughlins to be part of the parties' construction contract. Following a hearing the district court concluded that an arbitration provision contained in the General Conditions was a part of the parties' construction contract and ordered the dispute submitted to arbitration. An arbitration award was made, later amended, and the amended award was confirmed by the district court. Plaintiff appellant Rutter appeals from the district court order confirming the arbitration award.