Legal Opinion

BROOKFIELD CONST. CO. v. Van Wezel

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 28, 2002No. 1010353PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Brookfield Construction Company ("Brookfield") and Mohommed Heyat appeal from an order denying their motion to compel arbitration of their dispute with Stephen H. Van Wezel and Nesta W. Van Wezel. We affirm.

This dispute is between Alabama residents over the construction of a new residence for the Van Wezels. The house was built by Heyat, the owner of Brookfield, a sole proprietorship. The Van Wezels were dissatisfied with Heyat's workmanship, and they sued Heyat and Brookfield on theories of breach of contract and breach of warranty and on various tort theories. The defendants moved to compel…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Sisters of Visitation v. COCHRAN PLASTERING CO. INC.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2000
  2. Ex Parte CaverSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
  3. American General Finance, Inc. v. MortonSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
  4. Ex Parte KampisSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
  5. ARONOV REALTY BROKERAGE INC. v. MorrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Potts v. Baptist Health System, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2002
  2. Orkin Exterminating Co., Inc. v. LarkinSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  3. Cook's Pest Control, Inc. v. RebarSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
  4. Alafabco, Inc. v. Citizens BankSupreme Court of Alabama · 2002
  5. Harbor Village Home Center, Inc. v. ThomasSupreme Court of Alabama · 2003

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