§ 28-9-20 - Modification or correction of award. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 28-9-20

   § 28-9-20  Modification or correction ofaward. – In any of the following cases, the court must make an order modifying orcorrecting the award upon the application of any party to the arbitratedcontroversy:

   (1) Where there was an evident miscalculation of figures oran evident mistake in the description of any persons, thing, or propertyreferred to in the award.

   (2) Where the arbitrator or arbitrators have awarded upon amatter not submitted to them not affecting the merits of the decision upon thematters submitted.

   (3) Where the award is imperfect in a matter of form notaffecting the merits of the controversy, and, if it had been a master's report,the defect could have been amended or disregarded by the court.