Legal Opinion
Comprehensive Accounting Corporation v. Glenn L. Rudell and Jean C. Rudell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 12, 1985No. 84-1163PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from an order enforcing an award by a commercial arbitrator raises the question whether a person against whom such an award is made can be barred from challenging the validity of the original agreement to arbitrate if he delays his challenge until the person in whose favor the award was made sues to enforce it. The Rudells signed a contract with Comprehensive Accounting Corporation to acquire an accounting franchise. The contract, which both Rudells signed (Mrs. Ru-dell attesting the validity of her husband’s signature), contained a standard arbitration…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Amicizia Societa Navegazione v. Chilean Nitrate and Iodine Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- William v. Ficek v. Southern Pacific Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Fortune, Alsweet and Eldridge, Incorporated, Etc. v. Richard A. Daniel, Dba Richard A. Daniel Construction Company, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Vargas v. Esquire, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1948
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- Walter P. Maksym, Jr. v. Dolores LoeschCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Barbara Coleman v. Prudential Bache Securities, Inc., James P. McCormick Barbara Coleman v. Prudential Bache Securities, Inc., and James P. McCormickCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. Exalon Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- Jo Minor v. Prudential Securities, Inc. And Patrice MacKieCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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