Hwang v. Tyler

The plaintiff, Jia H. Hwang, appeals from an order confirming an arbitration award in favor of the defendant, Timothy G. Tyler. We address: (1) whether this court has jurisdiction to consider the plaintiff’s appeal from an order denying his motion to stay arbitration when he did not appeal within 30 days of the order; and (2) whether the trial court properly confirmed the arbitration award. For the following reasons, we dismiss the appeal in part and affirm in part.

The plaintiff is one of three shareholders of Royal Motel, Inc. (Royal). In an effort to sell a motel that Royal owned, they…