Robert A. Besner & Co. v. Lit America, Inc.

PRESIDING JUSTICE MANNING

delivered the opinion of the court:

This matter comes before this court as an interlocutory appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 307 (107 Ill. 2d R. 307). The appellant, Robert A. Besner and Company (hereinafter RABCO), asserts that the trial court erred by denying its motion to stay arbitration pursuant to section 2(b) of the Illinois Uniform Arbitration Act (hereinafter Arbitration Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 10, par. 102(b)). The appellee, Lit America, Inc. (hereinafter LIT), raises a question as to the timeliness of RABCO’s appeal before this court. During…