O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 9-9-51 (2019)
Decision-making when more than one arbitrator
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In arbitral proceedings with more than one arbitrator, any decision of the arbitration tribunal shall be made, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, by a majority of all its members; provided, however, that questions of procedure may be decided by a presiding arbitrator, if authorized by the parties or all members of the arbitration tribunal.
History
Code 1981, § 9-9-51, enacted by Ga. L. 2012, p. 961, § 1/SB 383.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1986–1986 · leading case: Vickers v. Thomas, 351 S.E.2d 518 (Ga. Ct. App. 1986).
Vickers v. Thomas, 351 S.E.2d 518 (Ga. Ct. App. 1986). “See OCGA § 9-9-51 (a). This appeal follows the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to appellee on the ground that appellant’s suggestion on oath “failed to adequately suggest that the award in question was the result of accident, mistake or fraud and .”
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