Stephen L. Messersmith, Inc. v. Barclay Townhouse Associates

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• recognizing that “ ‘a valid arbitration agreement must exist for arbitration to be binding’ ”
• recognizing that \`a valid arbitration agreement must exist for arbitration to be binding'\
• noting that Md.Code § 3-208 and § 3-224 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article are “mechanisms though which a court (based upon its independent assessment of the evidence thereby concluding that no agreement to arbitrate exists
• noting that Md.Code § 3-208 and § 3-224 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article are “mechanisms through which a court (based upon its independent assessment of the evidence thereby concluding that no agreement to arbitrate exists
• iquoting with approval Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. Baltimore Fire Fighters, Local 734, 49 Md.App. 60, 65-66, 430 A.2d 99, cert. denied, 291 Md. 771 (1981)
• ‘ “No one is under a duty to resort to ... [arbitral] tribunals, however helpful their processes, except to the extent that he has signified his willingness.” ’

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