This appeal involves an interpretation of the 1978 law governing mandatory judicial arbitration (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 1141.10-1141.32; Cal. Rules of Court, rules 1600-1617). The issue presented is whether it was proper in this case for the court, in a trial de novo following an arbitration proceeding, to adopt the arbitrator's findings as its own findings of fact.
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