California Court of Appeal

Defendants' private agreement to arbitrate their dispute before a religious tribunal in Israel did not deprive the trial court of subject matter jurisdiction, and the court erred in dismissing this interpleader action on that basis. Certain defendants (who previously challenged the court's personal jurisdiction over them) had submitted to personal jurisdiction by seeking attorney fees after the court's dismissal of the action on the basis of subject matter jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/28/2004
• Published 04/28/2004

Judges

• TURNER, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Fredman, Lieberman, and Howard S. Fredman for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Smiland & Khachigian and Stacy L. Sokol, Beverly Hills, for Defendants and Respondents David Fesbinder and Brenda Fesbinder.   No appearance on behalf of Defendants and Respondents Michael Rosenblum and Perpetual International Trading Limited.