Markholm v A. M. Bisley and Company Limited - [1970] NZLR 1042

Arbitration — Stay of proceedings — Arbitration clause in written agreement — Defendant applying for stay — Plaintiff alleging fraud — Negligence — Another document and oral contracts involved — Difficult questions of law — Effect of exclusion clause — Credibility — Court's discretion — Arbitration Act 1908, s. 5(1) - Arbitration Amendment Act 1938, ss. 11, 16.