BAKER v. AMERICAN HORTICULTURE SUPPLY, INC.

No. B212975.

186 Cal.App.4th 1059 (2010)

111 Cal. Rptr. 3d 695

EDWIN BAKER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. AMERICAN HORTICULTURE SUPPLY, INC., Defendant and Respondent.

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

As modified July 21, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chad Biggins for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hamilton, Moe Keshavarzi; Arnold Bleuel LaRochelle Mathews & Zirbel and Matthew P. Guasco for Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

YEGAN, Acting P. J.

In this first impression case, we construe the Independent Wholesale Sales Representatives Contractual Relations Act of 1990 (the Act) to avoid an absurd result. (Civ. Code, § 1738.10 et seq.)1 We resolve this pure question of law to further the express legislative intent to provide "unique protection" to qualifying salespersons. (§ 1738.10.) This case also illustrates...

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