Santiago v. Philly Trampoline Park, Pets.

• Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Decided: September 13, 2023
• Docket: 96 EAL 2023 (Granted)
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT

JENNIFER SANTIAGO AND SAMUEL : No. 96 EAL 2023 SANTIAGO, : : Respondents : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : v. : : : PHILLY TRAMPOLINE PARK, LLC I/P/A : SKY ZONE, D/B/A SKY ZONE : TRAMPOLINE PARK D/B/A SKY ZONE : PHILADELPHIA, SKY ZONE : PHILADELPHIA, INC., SKY ZONE : TRAMPOLINE PARK A/K/A SKY ZONE : PHILADELPHIA, : : Petitioners :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 13th day of September, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal

is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioners, are:

(1) Whether the Superior Court erred in finding that the arbitration provision set forth in the Participation Agreement signed by Respondent Mother Jennifer Santiago (“Respondent Mother”) is unenforceable as to the claims of Respondent Father Samuel R. Santiago (“Respondent Father”), where Respondent Mother was acting as the Respondent Father’s agent to the extent the Participation Agreement related to the Plaintiff Minor Isabella Santiago’s (“Respondent Minor”) use of Petitioners’ trampoline park.

(2) Whether the Superior Court erred in finding that the arbitration provision set forth in the Participation Agreement signed by Respondent Mother is unenforceable as to the claims of Respondent Minor, such that Respondent Minor may now disavow this arbitration provision and bring her claims— which fall squarely within the scope of the arbitration provision—before a court of law.

The Application for Leave to File Brief of Amici Curiae filed by Get Air Management,

Inc., the Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform, the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’

Association, and the National Federation of Independent Business, Inc. is also

GRANTED.

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