Larkin v. Williams, Woolley, Cogswell, Nakazawa & Russell

Opinion

TURNER, P. J.—

I. Introduction

Defendants, the law partnership of Williams, Woolley, Cogswell, Nakazawa & Russell, and individual partners, Reed M. Williams, David E. R. Woolley, Forrest R. Cogswell, Alan Nakazawa, and Thomas A. Russell, appeal from an order denying their petition to compel arbitration of a dispute with plaintiff, Blake W. Larkin. The trial court relied on the decision in Smith v. Superior Court (1962) 202 Cal.App.2d 128, 131-134 [20 Cal.Rptr. 512]. We conclude Smith should be limited to its facts and that opinion has no application to the present case, which involves an…