Legal Opinion
Baker v. AMERICAN HORTICULTURE SUPPLY, INC.
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 21, 2010No. B212975PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
YEGAN, Acting P. J.
In this first-impression case, we construe the Independent Wholesale Sales Representatives Contractual Relations Act of 1990 (the Act) to avoid an absurd result. (Civ. Code, § 1738.10 et seq.) We resolve this pure question of law to further the express legislative intent to provide “unique protection” to qualifying salespersons. (§ 1738.10.) This case also illustrates the power of the trial court to serve as a “gatekeeper” by exercising its discretion to grant a new trial to prevent what it perceives as a miscarriage of justice.
Edwin Baker worked as an independent…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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