Goliger v. AMS Properties, Inc.

Opinion

RUBIN, J.

AMS Properties, Inc., appeals from the trial court’s denial of its motion to compel arbitration. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Seventy-eight-year-old Mary Goliger (Goliger or mother) had hip surgery in November 2000. During her recuperation, she moved to Tarzana Rehabilitation Center, a 24-hour residential health care facility owned by appellant AMS Properties, Inc. (AMS or the center). Goliger’s daughter, Ruth Binshtock, signed the center’s admission form as a “responsible party” for her mother. According to the form, a “ ‘Responsible Party’ means Ruth Binshtock,…