§55-10-20. Judicial enforcement of preaward ruling by arbitrator.

If an arbitrator makes a preaward ruling in favor of a party to the arbitration proceeding, the party may request the arbitrator to incorporate the ruling into an award under section twenty-one of this article. A prevailing party may make a motion to the court for an expedited order to confirm the award under section twenty-four of this article, in which case the court shall summarily decide the motion. The court shall issue an order to confirm the award unless the court vacates, modifies or corrects the award under section twenty-five or twenty-six of this article.