· 1/30/1989
Westmark Properties, Inc. v. McGuire
Citations
- 766 P.2d 1146
- 53 Wash. App. 400
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that the purpose of arbitration is to avoid the courts, “not to serve as a prelude to litigation”
- where prejudgment interest has not been awarded by the arbitrator, a trial court lacks authority to add it to the judgment
- a statement of reasons for an arbitrator's award is not part of the award
- court erred in adding prejudgment interest to arbitration award because it is part of merits of controversy that is forbidden territory for a court
- a statement of reasons for arbitration award is not part of award
- \The evidence before the arbitrator will not be considered.\
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Worswick
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