Huggins v. Neill

Citations

• 2 Pa. Super. 103
• 1896 Pa. Super. LEXIS 19

Syllabus

<p>Arbitration — Death of arbitrator before award made.</p> <p>Where an arbitrator, chosen under the legal arbitration act of April 6, 1870, P, L. 948, dies after testimony is taken but before an award is rendered, the statute failing to make any provision for filling the vacancy, the death must necessarily operate to revoke the submission and the proper course is to apply to the court for a rescission of the rule.</p>