Ralston v. City of Dahlonega

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• holding that the parties’ failure to argue governmental immunity before the arbitrator and superior court at the confirmation hearing effectively waived their claims of governmental immunity on appeal
• reviewing city’s assertion of sovereign immunity as a bar to arbitration award pursuant to the manifest disregard of the law standard
• reviewing city’s assertion of sovereign immunity as a bar to arbitration award pursuant to the manifest disregard of the law standard
• refusing to consider party’s argument that trial court erred in failing to vacate arbitration award, since party had requested only modification of the award in the trial court
• “overstepping” of authority refers only to ruling on issues not properly before arbitrator
• trial court is not 13 authorized to inquire into merits of action to determine arbitrability of claims raised therein

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