Legal Opinion

Bigge Crane & Rigging Co. v. Entergy Arkansas, Inc.

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 26, 2015No. CV-14-549PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJim Hannah, Chief Justice

| Appellants, Bigge Crane and Rigging Co. and Claus Frederiksen (“Bigge”), appeal an order of the Pope County Circuit Court denying a motion to compel arbitration with appellees, Entergy Arkansas, Inc., and Entergy Operations, Inc. (“En-tergy”). Bigge sought to arbitrate tort claims as a purported third-party beneficiary of a contract between Entergy and Siemens Energy, Inc. (“Siemens”). For reversal, Bigge contends that the circuit court erred in concluding (1) that issues of. arbitrability were matters for judicial determination and (2) that Bigge could not invoke arbitration. We affirm the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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  2. Arthur Andersen LLP v. CarlisleSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. CONTEC CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee, v. REMOTE SOLUTION CO., LTD., Defendant-Counterclaimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
  4. Donaldson Co., Inc. v. Burroughs Diesel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
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3Cited by12 opinions

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