In re an Arbitration Roke v Stevens - [1951] NZLR 375

Arbitration — Special Case for Court's Opinion on Question of Law — Statement of Special Case required by Unsuccessful Party to Award — Party's Conditional Request to Arbitrators to state Special Case — Disagreement of Arbitrators — Umpire expressly notifying Parties of Intention to make Award after Lapse of Fourteen Days — No Request to Umpire to state Case — Court's Refusal to interfere with Award — Reasons for Such Refusal — Question of Law referred to Arbitrators — Non-interference by Court with Consequent Award — Arbitration Act, 1908, ss 11, 12 (2), 20 — Arbitration Amendment Act, 1938, s 11 (1).