Bashiti v. Tutu Park, Ltd.

OPINION OF THE COURT

(May 26, 2017)

SWAN, Associate Justice.

Appellant, Omar Bashiti d/b/a No. 1 Beauty Supply (“Bashiti”), appeals the Superior Court’s December 24, 2015 order which denied his motion to vacate an arbitration award for lack of the arbitrator’s jurisdiction. Bashiti claims that he was not a signatory to the lease on which Tutu Park, Ltd. (“Tutu Park”) based its claims; consequently, he argues that he did not assent to the arbitration clause contained in that lease. We affirm, albeit on different grounds from those articulated by the Superior Court.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In…