Southern California Edison Co. v. Peabody Western Coal Co.

OPINION

FELDMAN, Justice.

¶ 1 Southern California Edison Company, Nevada Power Company, the Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles, and the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (collectively “the Utilities”) are parties to a contract with Peabody Western Coal Company (“Peabody”). The contract contains a clause requiring arbitration of some, but not all, disputes. The Utilities petition this court to review the court of appeals’ order dismissing their appeal from the trial judge’s order compelling arbitration. We are asked to decide whether the order…