SIMBAJON v. GENTRY

No. 17267.

914 P.2d 1386 (1996)

81 Hawai`i 193

Leonardo M. SIMBAJON; Gaudelia R. Simbajon; Nelson R. Simbajon; and Noel R. Simbajon, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Thomas Henry GENTRY, individually; Gentry Development Company; Gentry-Pacific, Ltd.; Gentry Homes, Ltd.; Gentry Realty, Ltd.; Prime Properties, Inc.; Virginia C. Eji, individually; Theodore E. Carvalho, Sr., individually; and Shandra C. Carvalho, individually, Defendants-Appellees, and Does 1 through 10; Roe Corporations 1 through 5; and Doe Governmental Corporations 1 through 5, Defendants.

Intermediate Court of Appeals of Hawai`i.

April 24, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas R. Grande and Michael K. Livingston (Davis & Levin, of counsel), on the briefs, Honolulu, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jordan Wagner (Foley Maehara Judge Nip & Chang, of counsel), on the brief, Honolulu, for defendants-appellees, Prime Properties, Inc. and Virginia C. Eji.

Robert A. Mash (Tam & O'Connor, of counsel), for defendants-appellees, Theodore E. Carvalho and Shandra C. Carvalho (no brief filed).

Jeffrey T. Ono, Lance S. Fujisaki, and David A. Gruebner (Burke, Sakai, McPheeters & Bordner, of counsel), Honolulu, for defendants-appellees Thomas Henry Gentry, individually, Gentry Development Company, Gentry-Pacific, Ltd., Gentry Homes, Ltd., and Gentry Realty, Ltd. (no brief filed).

Before BURNS, C.J., and ACOBA and KIRIMITSU, JJ.


KIRIMITSU, Judge.

Plaintiffs-Appellants Leonardo M. Simbajon, Gaudelia R. Simbajon, Nelson R. Simbajon and Noel R. Simbajon (collectively, "the Simbajons") challenge the circuit court's order granting the motion to stay the proceedings pending arbitration and for an order compelling arbitration brought by Defendants-Appellees Prime Properties, Inc. and Virginia C. Eji (collectively, Appellees). We affirm.

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