Legal Opinion
Commercial Interiors Corp. of Boca Raton v. Pinkerton & Laws, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 2, 2009No. 5D08-1493PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMonaco, C.J.
In this appeal we are required once again to examine the interplay between a trial court and an arbitrator. In the pres*1063ent case the arbitrator denied a defense motion to dismiss, finding that although the plaintiff may have violated a local ordinance, it had not violated section 489.128, Florida Statutes (2002), and finding further that the contract under which the arbitration arose was not illegal. When the trial court set aside the arbitrator’s order and dismissed the case with prejudice, this appeal ensued. We reverse.
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