VIGERS BROS. v. ALLEN.

(1935) 53 Ll L Rep 187

MAYOR'S AND CITY OF LONDONCOURT.

Before His Honour Judge Dodson.

Arbitration - Arbitrator - Negligence - Defendant appointed as arbitrator by plaintiffs, buyers of timber, in their arbitration with sellers-Instructions to defendant: "Please give notice to the sellers' arbitrator that we require a case stated if we do not get the amount we claim"-Intimation given in good faith by defendant at arbitration that he did not desire the award to be stated in form of special case-Claim by plaintiffs for damages-Defence: that apart from fraud or corruption, no such action would lie, since once defendant was appointed arbitrator he was thereafter invested with quasi-judicial authority; that even if defendant had ceased to be an arbitrator, he was not negligent; and that in any event there was no proof of damage- Position of arbitrator considered.