Legal Opinion

Bertocci v. Thoroughbred Ford, Inc.

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided September 26, 2017No. WD 80151PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VICTOR C. HOWARD, JUDGE

Thoroughbred Ford, Inc. and Ryan Brehm appeal from the trial court’s order denying their motion to stay proceedings and compel arbitration. The order is reversed, and the case is remanded.

Factual and Procedural Background

On December 15, 2014, Darlene Bertocci signed a Retail/Lease Buyer’s Order to purchase a 2014 Ford Edge from Thoroughbred Ford. The Buyer’s Order, a one-page, two-sided form contract, contained the following provision in bold print at the bottom of the front page next to Ms. Ber-tocci’s signature, “THIS CONTRACT CONTAINS A BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION…

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