California Court of Appeal

A party who rescinds a contract with an arbitration clause may not later demand arbitration, thus the trial court's order compelling arbitration is vacated. Arbitration shall proceed only on the question of insurance company's purported rescission of the insurance policy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/12/2003
• Published 03/12/2003

Judges

• RUBIN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, and Roy G. Weatherup and J. Alan Warfield, Los Angeles;  and Marshack, Shulman, Hodges & Bastian and Ronald S. Hodges, Irvine, J. Ronald Ignatuk, Foothill Ranch, and Michael S. Kelly for Petitioners., Craig A. Laidig, Woodland Hills;  and Musick, Peeler & Garrett, and Cheryl A. Orr, Los Angeles, for Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.