California Court of Appeal

In case involving real estate transaction, order denying petition to compel buyers and listing brokers to arbitrate plaintiff-buyers' claims is reversed as to buyers as: 1) defendants-cooperating brokers, as agents of one of the parties to the agreement containing the arbitration clause, may compel their principal to arbitrate; but 2) they may not compel arbitration against listing brokers, who did not sign the agreement and had no preexisting confidential or contractual relationship with cooperating brokers.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/07/2007
• Published 12/07/2007

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Law Offices of L. Douglas Brown and L. Douglas Brown for Defendants and Appellants Larry Hung Tran and Transciti Mortgage & Realty., Manning & Marder, Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Kevin H. Louth, Victor Rocha and Fredric W. Trester, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents High Ten Partners, Inc. and Gary Lee., No appearance for Plaintiffs and Respondents.