Legal Opinion
Duggan v. Zip Mail Services, Inc.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided April 23, 1996No. 68636PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AHRENS, Presiding Judge.
Defendants Zip Mail Services, Inc. (“Zip Mail”), Bart Brown, and Timothy Brown appeal the trial court’s denial of their motions to compel arbitration and stay litigation, arising out of an employment contract dispute with plaintiff, Dennis Duggan. We find the parties are required to arbitrate the dispute according to the terms of their agreement and reverse the trial court.
Defendant Zip Mail is in the “mail presort business” with facilities in Missouri, Illinois, and Michigan. Zip Mail picks up outgoing mail from its clients, sorts the mail according to U.S. Postal…
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