Legal Opinion
Mortimore v. Merge Technologies Inc.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided September 18, 2012No. 2011AP1039PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKessler, J.
¶ 1. Merge Technologies Inc. ("Merge") appeals a nonfinal order of the circuit court denying its motion to stay proceedings pending arbitration.1 We conclude that the dispute between Merge and William C. Mortimore concerning whether an alleged oral contract eliminated the requirement to arbitrate Mortimore's breach of contract claims is itself an arbitrable issue. Accordingly, we reverse the circuit court and remand the matter for arbitration.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2. This case arises out of a contractual dispute between Mortimore and Merge. Mortimore was a founder of Merge and served as its chairman…
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