Southern California Edison Co. v. Peabody Western Coal Co.

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the Prefatory Note indicates that the intent of the UAA drafters was that “interlocutory orders, including those compelling arbitration are not appealable.”
• recognizing purpose of arbitration as affording “prompt, efficient, and inexpensive dispute resolution”
• holding “that an order to compel arbitration, without more, is not appeal-able”
• holding nonappealable civil contempt order resulting in fines or imprisonment
• applying state procedural rule prohibiting direct appeal from grant of motion to compel arbitration; recognizing trial court may nevertheless certify judgment for interlocutory appeal in keeping with policy favoring arbitration
• order compelling arbitration appealable if trial court certifies the order pur suant to Rule 54(b), Ar iz. R. Civ. P.

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