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POWELL v. SPHERE DRAKE INS. P.L.C.

No. 41253-1-I.

988 P.2d 12 (1999)

97 Wash.App. 890

David POWELL, Appellant, v. SPHERE DRAKE INSURANCE P.L.C., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

As Amended and Publication Ordered September 10, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony J. Ginster, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Robert J. Bocko and Philip Lempriere, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

COX, J.

A person who is not a party to an agreement to arbitrate may be bound to such an agreement only by ordinary principles of contract and agency.1 David Powell was not a party to the insurance policy between Sphere Drake Insurance and its insured, and no principle of contract or agency binds him to arbitrate. Moreover, he asserts statutory claims against Sphere Drake that are outside of the policy. Therefore, we reverse the trial...

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