Proctor v. Georgiades
A homeowner proceeded to arbitration against a construction company and the individual contractor who was the qualifier for the construction company's license. An arbitration award was entered in favor of the homeowner. When the homeowner sought to confirm the arbitration award to judgment, the construction company and the individual contractor asserted that the trial court had no jurisdiction over either of them, for lack of proper service, and the individual contractor additionally claimed that the arbitrator could not issue an award against him because he was not a party to the construction contract containing the arbitration provision. The trial court confirmed the arbitration award to judgment.
The trial court did not err in so doing. The construction company and the individual contractor have not demonstrated a failure of proper service. Furthermore, the individual contractor forfeited his argument that he was not a proper party to the arbitration proceedings, by not raising it before those proceedings were concluded. Court affirm the judgment.
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