Legal Opinion
Maddy v. Castle
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 26, 1976No. Civ. 47119PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KINGSLEY, J.
Appellant Marian J. Castle entered into a contract with respondent, H. L. Maddy, doing business as Apex Bonded Builders and Bonded Contractors. The contract contained an arbitration clause. After work had been done under this contract, a balance of $350 remained unpaid.
Maddy made no request for arbitration under the contract but, instead, instituted a small claims court action, asking for $425.25. Castle in turn filed a complaint in municipal court, seeking $4,500 damages, and declaratory relief and asking that the small claims court action be transferred to the municipal…
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