United States First Circuit

Contract that required arbitration or litigation in a particular court upon prompt notice bound party to arbitration once it tried to file suit in a court not mentioned in the contract.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/03/2001
• Published 12/03/2001

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Emily Gray Rice, with whom Orr & Reno, P.A. and Philip S. Bixby, were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jack B. Middleton, with whom McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, Professional Association and Scott H. Harris, were on brief, for appellee.