Legal Opinion
Trend Homes, Inc. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 2, 2005No. F046715PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GOMES, J. —
Petitioner, a builder of single-family homes, challenges the trial court’s denial of its motion to compel judicial reference of the underlying construction defect action brought against it by homebuyers. The trial court refused to enforce a clause in home purchase contracts requiring homebuyers who sue petitioner to submit the dispute to judicial reference on the ground the clause is unconscionable. In contrast to the trial court, we find the provision enforceable and grant the relief petitioner seeks.
STATEMENT OF FACTS
Petitioner Trend Homes, Inc. (Trend), constructed…
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