Legal Opinion
Bowen v. Security Pest Control, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 3, 2003No. 1010783PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Application for Rehearing
The opinion of February 28, 2003, is withdrawn, and the following is substituted therefor.
The plaintiffs, Michael Bowen and Britta Bowen, appeal from an order of the Tallapoosa Circuit Court compelling them to arbitrate their claims against the defendant Security Pest Control, Inc. ("SPC"). We affirm.
In April 1999, Michael Bowen entered into a contract with SPC pursuant to which SPC agreed to treat the Bowens' house for termites. The contract indicated that the cost of the treatment was $1,490, and it contained an arbitration provision, which states in its entirety:
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