United States Eighth Circuit

In a fraudulent misrepresentation claim arising out of franchise agreements, denial of plaintiff's motion to compel arbitration is reversed where the district court erred when it found that the tort lawsuit was not covered by the agreements' arbitration clauses.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/23/2005
• Published 09/23/2005

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, BYE, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas P. Howell, argued, Oklahoma City, OK, (J. Clay Christensen, Jay P. Moisant of Oklahoma City, OK, and Paul D. Burns of Cedar Rapids, IA, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Earl A. Payson, argued, Davenport, IA, for appellee.