James G. Neal v. Hardee's Food Systems, Inc.

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

Pursuant to 9 U.S.C. § 15, appellant Har-dee’s Food Systems, Inc. (hereinafter “Har-dee’s”) asks us to review the district court’s denial of its Motion to Stay Proceedings Pending Arbitration. Because we find that the motion should have been granted, we reverse the order of the district court.

I. Background

In December 1984, appellee James G. Neal entered the fast food business by-acquiring six Hardee’s franchises in Corpus Christi, Texas. 1 Two separate types of agreements govern the bulk of the transaction between Hardee’s and Neal. In an Agreement of Sale and…