§ 10-3-12 - Grounds for vacating award. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 10-3-12

   § 10-3-12  Grounds for vacating award.– In any of the following cases, the court must make an order vacating the awardupon the application of any party to the arbitration:

   (1) Where the award was procured by corruption, fraud orundue means.

   (2) Where there was evident partiality or corruption on thepart of the arbitrators, or either of them.

   (3) Where the arbitrators were guilty of misconduct inrefusing to postpone the hearing, upon sufficient cause shown, or in hearinglegally immaterial evidence, or refusing to hear evidence pertinent andmaterial to the controversy, or of any other misbehavior by which the rights ofany party have been substantially prejudiced.

   (4) Where the arbitrators exceeded their powers, or soimperfectly executed them that a mutual, final, and definite award upon thesubject matter submitted was not made.