Tarrant Bell Property, LLC v. Superior Court

Opinion

CHIN, J.

We granted review in this case to decide whether, under Code of Civil Procedure section 638, 1 a trial court has discretion to refuse to enforce a predispute agreement providing that, in the event of dispute, a referee may hear and decide certain contested issues. The Court of Appeal held that a trial court has such discretion and that the trial court here properly exercised that discretion on the facts of this case. We agree with the Court of Appeal’s holding and affirm its judgment.

Factual Background

In October 2008, 120 current and former lessees and residents of a mobilehome…