Moshonov v. Walsh

Opinion

WERDEGAR, J.

The multiparty dispute arising out of a real estate purchase was submitted, on stipulation of all parties, to binding arbitration. The arbitrator found for defendants, the sellers. Although the real estate purchase agreement contained a clause providing for reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party in an “arbitration or suit. . . brought to enforce the terms of this contract or any obligation herein,” and although the arbitrator found defendants were the prevailing parties on the complaint and on a cross-complaint, the arbitrator refused to award defendants any fees,…