Legal Opinion
Acosta v. Kerrigan
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 16, 2007No. B191810PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, J .
Steven M. Acosta appeals from (1) an order awarding Robert H. Kerrigan attorney fees in connection with his successful petition to compel arbitration of a dispute between the parties arising under a lease agreement and (2) an order denying Acosta’s petition to compel arbitration of Kerrigan’s request for those same attorney fees. Acosta contends an interim award of attorney fees is impermissible, a claim we find unpersuasive. Based on the agreement between the parties, Acosta also contends an arbitrator, not the trial court, should have decided whether to award Kerrigan…
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