Legal Opinion

Lee v. Heftel

Hawaii Supreme Court

Decided February 14, 1996No. 16791PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NAKAYAMA, Justice.

" Plaintiffs-appellants William Lee and Susan Lee (collectively, “the Lees”) appeal from the circuit court’s order granting defendants-appellees Cecil Heftel, Joyce Heftel, and Richard Heftel’s (collectively, “the Heftels”) “motion to dismiss or in the alternative, to stay action pending mediation/arbitration” (motion to stay). 1 On appeal, the Lees contend that the circuit court erred in staying the action pending arbitration because “fraud in the inducement of a real estate contract is a ‘ground as exists for revocation of a contract’ so that the contract’s arbitration…

2Cases cited10 opinions

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  3. Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. ByrdSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Southland Corp. v. KeatingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by26 opinions

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