L. H. Lacy Company, Petitioner v. the City of Lubbock, Texas, Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the arbitration award in L. H. Lacy Co. v. City of Lubbock is valid and enforceable under Texas common law because both parties participated and did not unequivocally withdraw consent. The Court found the Texas General Arbitration Act inapplicable to the construction contract and rejected the City’s claim that its jurisdictional pleas amounted to a withdrawal of arbitration consent. Consequently, the Court reversed the Court of Civil Appeals and affirmed the trial court’s judgment enforcing the award.