GARMO v. DEAN, WITTER, REYNOLDS, INC.

No. 49224-7.

101 Wn.2d 585 (1984)

681 P.2d 253

H.E. GARMO, ET AL, Petitioners, v. DEAN, WITTER, REYNOLDS, INC., ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 17, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Turner, Stoeve, Gagliardi & Goss, by Ernest D. Greco, for petitioners.

Reed & Giesa, P.S., by John P. Giesa and Thomas A. Wolf, for respondents.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, John R. Ellis, Deputy, and Jon P. Ferguson and Betsy R. Hollingsworth, amici curiae.


DORE, J.

Are claims under the Consumer Protection Act, RCW 19.86, and The Securities Act of Washington, RCW 21.20, referable to arbitration under an arbitration clause contained in an executed brokerage agreement? We hold that the federal arbitration act, 9 U.S.C. § 2 (1982), as construed by the United States Supreme Court in Southland Corp. v. Keating, ___ U.S. ___, 79 L.Ed.2d 1, 104 S.Ct. 852 (1984), mandates that all claims, either statutory or nonstatutory...

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