[WSBAPT] Is "Estate" party to Arbitration Agreement?

[Philip N. Jones]

The estate is not an entity nor a party.  The personal representative is the party.  A personal representative is generally bound by contracts that bound the decedent before death.
Phil Jones
Portland, OR

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Subject: [WSBAPT] Is "Estate" party to Arbitration Agreement?

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Good morning, list servers,


Here is the question of the day:

            A resident of an assisted living facility signed a contract that includes an agreement between the “parties" to arbitrate any disputes.

            The resident died due to the fault of the assisted living facility. Estate of resident filed suit.

            Asslsted living facility has brought a Motion to Dismiss based on the agreement to arbitrate.

            Is the “Estate” a separate entity and thus not a “party” to the arbitration agreement? or is the estate merely another form of the deceased resident and thus a “party”?

            Does anyone have any authority they can point me to that suggests one interpretation or another?




Amy J. Goertz, J.D.
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