BONSHIRE v. THOMPSON

Docket No. B104347.

52 Cal.App.4th 803 (1997)

JACK BONSHIRE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ALAN THOMPSON et al., Defendants and Responents.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Four.

February 7, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Daniel J. Doonan and Ronald P. Kaplan for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton and Paul F. Rafferty for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

EPSTEIN, Acting P.J.

In this case we hold that when the arbitration clause of a contract specifically prohibits the arbitrator from considering extrinsic evidence, the arbitrator acts in excess of his or her powers in receiving such evidence, over objection, and using it as a basis for the ensuing award.

Jack Bonshire appeals from a judgment confirming an arbitration...

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