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SHEPARD v. EDWARD MACKAY ENTERPRISES, INC.

No. C052564.

56 Cal.Rptr.3d 326 (2007)

148 Cal.App.4th 1092

John T. SHEPARD, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. EDWARD MACKAY ENTERPRISES, INC., et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeal of California, Third District.

March 22, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jacobson & McElroy, Julie D. McElroy, Andrew G. Minney, Sacramento; Becker & Runkle, David C. Becker, Cameron Park, for Defendants and Appellants.

Eugene P. Haydu, Sacramento, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

BLEASE, Acting P.J.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), which makes valid and enforceable any arbitration provision in a contract "evidencing a transaction involving commerce," preempts California law allowing a purchaser of real property to bring an action in court for construction and design defects, notwithstanding an agreement to arbitrate. Plaintiff John Shepard purchased a house within the Cottonwood subdivision from defendant...

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