San Luis Obispo Bay Properties, Inc. v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Opinion

HERNDON, J.

This appeal is taken from a judgment confirming an arbitration award. The major issue is whether or not the trial court erred in rejecting appellant’s contention that as a matter of law the arbitrator who made the award was disqualified by reason of undisclosed relationships. The challenged award was based upon the arbitrator’s appraisal of appellant’s leasehold interest in certain parcels of real property situated on the coast in San Luis Obispo County.

In 1966, Luigi Marré and Cattle Company entered into a lease with San Luis Obispo Bay Properties, Inc. (appellant), leasing…