MORGAN KEEGAN & COMPANY, INC. v. WILLIAM HAMILTON SMYTHE, III, ET AL. - Articles

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Posted by: Tanja Trezise on May 29, 2014

Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys 1:

Christopher S. Campbell and Laura S. Martin, Memphis, Tennessee, and Dale Ledbetter, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for the appellants, William Hamilton Smythe, III, Individually; William H. Smythe, IV Trust U/A DTD 12/29/87, William H. Smythe, III, Trustee; and Smythe Children’s Trust #2 FBO Katherine Thinnes U/A DTD 12/29/87, William H. Smythe, III, Trustee.

Attorneys 2:

John S. Golwen and William G. Whitman, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellee, Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.

Judge(s): FARMER

The trial court vacated an arbitration award in favor of Respondent/Appellant on the ground of evident partiality on the part of two arbitrators and remanded the matter to the arbitration board to be re-arbitrated by a different panel. We reverse and remand to the trial court for confirmation of the arbitration award.

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