Supreme Court of Texas

In an action brought by electrician students against the owner of a college and an admissions director claiming they were fraudulently induced to enroll by assurances that upon graduation they would be eligible for licenses as journeymen or master electricians, defendants' petition for mandamus relief from the trial court's refusal to compel arbitration is conditionally granted as the agreement between the students and their school clearly provided for the substance of the dispute to be arbitrated, and they could not avoid it by simply pleading that a nonsignatory agent or affiliate was pulling the strings.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/24/2007
• Published 08/24/2007

Judges

• PER CURIAM.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joy M. Soloway, Richard N. Carrell, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Houston, David G. Oliveira, Roerig Oliveira & Fisher, Brownsville, for Relators., Joe Escobedo Jr., Mauro Fernando Ruiz, David H. Hockema, Hockema, Tippit & Escobedo, L.L.P., McAllen, Jeffrey D. Small, Law Office of Jeff Small, David R. Montpas, Brendan K. McBride, Prichard Hawkins McFarland & Young, L.L.P., San Antonio, Damian Orozco, Pharr, for Real Parties in Interest.