Brake Masters Systems, Inc. v. Gabbay

OPINION

HOWARD, J.

¶ 1 Appellant Ken Gabbay appeals from the trial court’s judgment confirming the arbitration award entered in favor of appellee Brake Masters Systems, Inc. Gabbay argues that the trial court erred because the parties had not agreed either to allow the arbitrator to decide the arbitrability of issues or to submit the particular issues involved to arbitration. Because substantial evidence supports the trial court’s findings on the arbitrator’s authority to decide the arbitrability of the issues and because the arbitrator’s decision is entitled to deference, we affirm.

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