2018 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 52 - Civil Actions
Chapter 909* - Arbitration Proceedings
- Section 52-408 - Agreements to arbitrate.
- Section 52-409 - Stay of proceedings in court.
- Section 52-410 - Application for court order to proceed with arbitration.
- Section 52-411 - Appointment of arbitrator or umpire.
- Section 52-412 - Subpoenas and depositions.
- Section 52-413 - Hearing; time and place; adjournment.
- Section 52-414 - Additional arbitrator. Rehearing. Oath.
- Section 52-415 - Arbitrators may ask advice of courts.
- Section 52-416 - Time within which award shall be rendered. Notice.
- Section 52-417 - Application for order confirming award.
- Section 52-418 - Vacating award.
- Section 52-419 - Modification or correction of award.
- Section 52-420 - Motion to confirm, vacate or modify award.
- Section 52-421 - Record to be filed with clerk of court. Effect and enforcement of judgment or decree.
- Section 52-422 - Order pendente lite.
- Section 52-423 - Appeal.
- Section 52-424 - Reference of pending actions to arbitration.
*Prior to 1929 statute, award could be set aside only for partiality and corruption of arbitrators, mistakes in their own principles, or fraud or misbehavior of the parties; arbitrators not bound to follow strict rules of law unless it be made a condition of the submission; have right and duty to take notice of trade customs of which they have knowledge, even if direct evidence was not offered on the subject. 114 C. 425. Cited. 136 C. 206. Deals with arbitration generally as distinguished from chapter 560. 145 C. 53; 147 C. 139; Id., 608. Cited. 200 C. 91; Id., 376; 205 C. 424; 206 C. 113; 208 C. 352; 215 C. 14; 217 C. 182; 218 C. 646; Id., 681; 222 C. 480; 237 C. 175; 238 C. 183.
The following decisions were rendered prior to 1929 act: Parties to a suit pending may refer it to arbitrators, of their own selection, under section; 14 C. 30; and such arbitrators are not officers of the court. Id.; 64 C. 510. Such a submission is irrevocable. 1 C. 501. The statutory disqualifications of judges do not affect such arbitrators. 14 C. 31. They can appoint a time and place for the hearing, and, if either party fails to attend, may proceed ex parte. 1 C. 498. The award bars a suit for any claim which, through mistake, was not presented. 2 R. 101. If ordered to report at a particular term, a subsequent report would be unavailing. 1 R. 222. The power to accept an award implies the power to reject. 64 C. 510. Arbitration proceedings constitute an “action” as regards appeals. 73 C. 715. Powers of arbitrators. 91 C. 684. Defense of bad faith or failure to act must be specially pleaded. 98 C. 626. Misconduct is a defense to action on an award both at law and in equity; but suit to set award aside for misconduct is a purely equitable proceeding. 100 C. 250.
Cited. 3 CA 590; 4 CA 339; 25 CA 126; 27 CA 386; 34 CA 27; 38 CA 555; 44 CA 415. Legislature has taken steps to ensure arbitration decisions are not without the possibility of judicial review but statutes are silent on whether parties have agreed to arbitrate in the first place. 51 CA 222.
Nature of arbitration discussed. 15 CS 118.
