Legal Opinion
Mendez v. Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 2, 2002No. 20317-4-IIIPublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C.J.
Wenceslao Mendez filed a lawsuit against Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. (Palm Harbor) and its surety, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America (Travelers), in connection with a failed mobile home sale. Palm Harbor and Travelers (collectively Palm Harbor) moved to compel arbitration pursuant to the contract and a separate arbitration agreement. The trial court denied the motion in essence because of the prohibitive entry costs of arbitration compared to the entry costs of trial. Palm Harbor appealed. Although technically moot because the trial court denied the motion to compel arbitration,…
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