Section 3-211 - Appointment of arbitrators.
§ 3-211. Appointment of arbitrators.
(a) Appointment by agreement.- If the arbitration agreement provides a method of appointment of arbitrators, this method shall be followed.
(b) Petition to appoint.- In the absence of a provision in the agreement, a party may file a petition with a court to appoint one or more arbitrators.
(c) Appointment by court.- A court shall appoint one or more arbitrators if:
(1) The arbitration agreement does not provide a method of appointment;
(2) The agreed method fails or for any reason cannot be followed; or
(3) An appointed arbitrator fails or is unable to act and his successor has not been appointed.
(d) Powers of court appointed arbitrator.- A court appointed arbitrator has all the powers of an arbitrator specifically named in the agreement.
[An. Code 1957, art. 7, § 3; 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., ch. 2, § 1.]