Sawmill Brook Racing Assn., Inc. v. Boston Realty Advisors, Inc

In Sawmill Brook Racing Assn., Inc. v. Boston Realty Advisors, Inc., 39 Conn. App. 444, 455, 664 A.2d 819 (1995), the Court held that nonsignatories to an arbitration agreement had bound themselves to arbitrate via their conduct and were estopped from arguing after the fact that the statutory writing requirement was not satisfied. In that case, the defendants had accepted the benefits of the agreement and manifested their intent to arbitrate by willingly participating in the proceedings. They filed a counterclaim in the arbitration proceedings and a motion to dismiss pending litigation on the ground that the matters at issue were subject to arbitration. The proceedings in that case lasted three years, but the defendants objected only after an unfavorable award had been issued. Id.