Superior Court of New Hampshire, 1832

Hunt v. Wilson

Hunt v. Wilson
Superior Court of New Hampshire · Decided May 15, 1832
6 N.H. 36

Counsel

Barnard, for the plaintiff, Bell, for the defendant,

Hunt v. Wilson

Opinion of the Court

By the court.

It is said, in this case, that the submission might be revoked, by either party, at any time before the award was published to both parties.

There is no doubt that the authority of an arbitrator *38may be revoked, provided, it be done before the authority is executed. 16 Johns. 205, Allen v. Watson; 7 East. 608, Milne v. Geatrix; 6 Bingham, 443, Green v. Pole; 1 Chitty’s Rep. 200, Aston v. George; 2 B. & A. 395, S. C; 1 Car. & Payne, 651, Brown v. Tanner; 4 B. & C. 103, Warberton v. Storr; 1 Bingham, 87, Clapham v. Higam; 5 Taunton, 452, King v. Joseph.

But, in this case, the award was complete before the revocation. It was provided that the award should be •made, and published to the parties, on, or before, the 1st August, 1829; but sucha proviso does not imply a formal notification to the parties. Caldwell, 51. The authority of the arbitrator was executed before the revocation, and there must be,

Judgment on the verdict.

Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.