DAVIDSON v. HENSEN

No. 65230-9.

954 P.2d 1327 (1998)

135 Wash.2d 112

Samuel DAVIDSON and Elizabeth Davidson, Petitioners, v. Bruce HENSEN, d/b/a BLH Construction, Registration No. BLHCO* *066CJ; and ITT Hartford Insurance Company, Bond No. 21RN46485958231, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided May 7, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seligmann & Beckerman, Willard G. Smith, Jr., Seattle, for Petitioners.

Kathryn E. Meyers Carruthers, Bainbridge Island, for Respondents.


TALMADGE, Justice.

This case involves both the policy of Washington's arbitration act, RCW 7.04, which confers substantial finality on decisions of arbitrators, and the contractor registration act, RCW 18.27, which denies unregistered contractors access to the courts to seek collection of compensation for work performed. Because the parties entrusted the issue of a contractor's compliance with RCW 18.27 to the arbitrator...

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