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Justices question whether arbitration‑confirmed judgment remained enforceable after eight years
Summary
Counsel disputed whether the arbitration award confirmed in district court had expired and whether the court retained jurisdiction to modify or enforce the confirmed award; argument focused on the Utah Arbitration Act, Rule 7, and Rule 54(b).
At oral argument, counsel disputed whether a judgment confirming an arbitration award remained enforceable more than eight years after confirmation and whether the Utah Supreme Court had jurisdiction to decide that question. The issue arose from competing arguments about the Utah Uniform Arbitration Act and the effect of converting an arbitration award into a court judgment.
Counsel for Farmers told the court that Rule 7’s language — permitting an order to pay money to be enforced in the same manner as a judgment — supports enforcing a conforming judgment even if the underlying arbitration award would otherwise be a non‑final order.…
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