Cleveland Jet Center, Inc. v. Structural Sales Corp.,
1995 Ohio App. LEXIS 4113 (Ohio Ct. App., Sept. 22, 1995).
Utilization of AIA Document A111, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner & Contractor, 1978 Edition, without express incorporation of AIA Document A201, General Conditions of the Contract for Construction, left owner free to refuse arbitration.
Cleveland Jet Center, Inc. (“Jet Center”), a corporation in the business of repairing, refurbishing and modifying jet aircraft, entered into a contract with Structural Sales Corp. (“Structural”), in which Structural agreed to design and build a hangar and office area at the Lost Nation Airport in Willoughby, Ohio. Structural selected the American Institute of Architects (“AIA”) Document A111, Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner & Contractor, 1978 Edition” as the contract form and drafted the blank terms.
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