Townsend v. Quadrant Corp.

Alexander, J.*

¶1 We granted review of a decision of the Court of Appeals in which that court reversed the superior court’s denial of a motion by a corporate home seller and its parent companies to compel certain home purchasers to engage in arbitration pursuant to an arbitration clause in the purchase and sale agreement. We affirm the Court of Appeals.

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¶2 Donia Townsend and Bob Perez (collectively Townsend), Paul and Jo Ann Ysteboe, Vivian and Tony Lehtinen, and Jon and Christa Sigafoos (collectively Homeowners) purchased homes from the Quadrant Corporation. Quadrant, which builds and sells…