Allied Williams Companies, Inc. v. Davis

Allied Williams Companies, Inc., f/k/a Allied-Bruce Terminix Companies, Inc., d/b/a Terminix Service ("Terminix"), and Gary Welch, defendants in a proceeding in the Houston Circuit Court, appeal from the trial court's order denying their motion to compel arbitration of the claims of the plaintiffs below, Thomas D. Davis and Grace Davis. We reverse and remand.

Facts

On October 7, 2000, the Davises executed a real-estate purchase agreement ("the purchase agreement"), pursuant to which they purchased from Diane Stevenson a house located in Midland City. The purchase agreement contained, among…