Belmont Constructors, Inc. v. Lyondell Petrochemical Co.

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• noting the presumption in favor of arbitration, but recognizing “a court may not order arbitration in the absence of such an agreement”
• explaining “[c]onditional language, such as ‘if’” conveys a “condition precedent” when interpreting city charter
• applying similar analysis to that used in City of Alamo
• “While courts may enforce agreements to arbitrate disputes, arbitration cannot be ordered in the absence of such an 7 agreement.”
• “While courts may enforce agreements to arbitrate disputes, arbitration cannot be ordered in the absence of such an 7 agreement.”
• “While courts may enforce agreements to arbitrate disputes, arbitration cannot be ordered in the absence of such an agreement.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).