Legal Opinion
Powell v. Sphere Drake Insurance P.L.C.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 9, 1999No. 41253-1-IPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
A person who is not a party to an agreement to arbitrate may be bound to such an agreement only by ordinary principles of contract and agency.1 David Powell was not a party to the insurance policy between Sphere Drake Insurance and its insured, and no principle of contract or agency binds him to arbitrate. Moreover, he asserts statutory claims against Sphere Drake that are outside of the policy. Therefore, we reverse the trial court’s dismissal of his action against Sphere Drake.
Powell, a seaman, suffered injuries while working on the vessel Alaskan Eight. Two corporations, Alaskan Pacific…
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