Court Cases
April 21, 2009
ARBITRATION
McAvoy v. Hilbert (PDF)
C.C.P. Section 1298 requires that an arbitration provision in a real estate contract be accompanied by a statutory notice and that the parties indicate their assent by placing their initials on an adjacent space or line. The court held that a listing agreement that is part of a larger transaction for the sale of both a business and real estate is still subject to Section 1298, and refused to enforce an arbitration clause that did not comply with that statute.
Cal.App. 4th Dist., Div 1 (D052802) 3/24/09
