Plaza Development Services v. Joe Harden Builder, Inc., No. 1191
| Court | Court of Appeals of South Carolina |
| Writing for the Court | BELL; SANDERS, C.J., and LITTLEJOHN |
| Citation | 370 S.E.2d 893,296 S.C. 115 |
| Docket Number | No. 1191 |
| Decision Date | 16 May 1988 |
| Parties | PLAZA DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, a South Carolina Joint Venture, Appellant, v. JOE HARDEN BUILDER, INC., Baker Masonry, Inc., Grayco Steel, Inc., Richard E. Martin, AIA and Associates, and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Respondents. . Heard |
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v.
JOE HARDEN BUILDER, INC., Baker Masonry, Inc., Grayco Steel,
Inc., Richard E. Martin, AIA and Associates, and
United States Fidelity and Guaranty
Company, Respondents.
Decided July 11, 1988.
Certiorari Denied Oct. 5, 1988.
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[296 S.C. 116] L. Franklin Elmore, Columbia, for appellant.
Hubert J. Bell, Jr., J. Alexander Porter and Sidney R. Barrett, Jr. of Porter & Doster, Atlanta, Ga., Michael W. Battle and John B. McCutcheon, Jr., Conway, Thomas E. Pedersen, Charleston, DeWitt T. Black, III, Hilton Head Island, Robert M. Erwin, Jr., Myrtle Beach, and Saunders M. Bridges, Jr., Florence, for respondents.
BELL, Judge:
Plaza Development Services commenced this action for damages for alleged defects in the design and construction of a residential building. The complaint alleged counts in negligence, breach of implied and express warranties, fraud, and unfair trade practices. The defendant Joe Harden [296 S.C. 117] Builder, Inc., moved to dismiss the action against it pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1), S.C.R.Civ.P., on the ground the claims are subject to arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. The defendant United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company moved to dismiss Plaza's negligence, implied warranty, and fraud causes of action pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), S.C.R.Civ.P., for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. By separate orders, the circuit court granted the motions to dismiss. Plaza appeals. We affirm.
I.
We first address the granting of Harden's motion.
A related action involving the same parties, the same subject matter, and the same issue of arbitration was previously adjudicated by the circuit court. In that action, the court ordered the dispute between Plaza and Harden to compulsory arbitration. We affirmed the prior order. See Plaza Development Services v. Joe Harden Builder, Inc., 294 S.C. 430, 365 S.E.2d 231 (Ct.App.1988). In this appeal, Plaza again seeks to avoid arbitration.
A.
Plaza first argues that the arbitration clause was not before the circuit court and therefore could not be considered in ruling
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on the motion. The argument is without merit. The arbitration clause was incorporated as an exhibit to the judge's order. Moreover, Plaza did not raise this issue in the circuit court. An issue not presented to the circuit court...To continue reading
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Murphy v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., No. 3354.
...subsequently by our courts. The McLeod case was cited as a general related authority in Plaza Dev. Services v. Joe Harden Builder, Inc., 296 S.C. 115, 370 S.E.2d 893 (Ct.App.1988). In that case, this court held that an order granting a Rule 12(b)(6), SCRCP, motion as to some but not all cla......
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Murphy v. Murphy, 3203
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Link v. School Dist. of Pickens County, No. 23211
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Blanks v. Rawson, No. 1190
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