California Court of Appeal

Westra v. Marcus & Millichap, A107322

A nonsignatory to an agreement to arbitrate may invoke arbitration if a preexisting confidential relationship, such as an agency relationship, exists between the nonsignatory and one of the parties to the arbitration agreement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/23/2005
• Published 05/24/2005

Judges

• STEVENS, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• William H. G. Norman, John M. Ross, Jill B. Rowe, Nancy G. Berner, Cooper, White & Cooper, San Francisco, for Defendants-Appellants., Eric D. Miller, Georgetta Beck, Miller & Beck, San Francisco, for Plaintiffs-Respondents.