Legal Opinion

Carla Baker v. Bristol Care, Inc., d/b/a Bristol Manor, and David Furnell

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided August 19, 2014No. SC93451PublishedCited by 105 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RICHARD B. TEITELMAN, Judge.

Bristol Care Inc. and David Furnell (Appellants) appeal an order overruling their motion to compel arbitration. They contend that the circuit court erred by not compelling arbitration because the arbitration agreement between Bristol and its employee, Carla Baker, is valid and enforceable.

This Court affirms the circuit court’s order because there was no consideration to create a valid arbitration agreement.1 First, Baker’s continued at-will employ*773ment does not provide consideration for the arbitration agreement. Second, the fact that Bristol retroactively could…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. J. E. Hathman, Inc. v. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Club of ColumbiaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
  2. Johnson v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1988
  3. State Ex Rel. Vincent v. SchneiderSupreme Court of Missouri · 2006
  4. Carey v. 24 Hour Fitness, USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  5. Luethans v. Washington UniversitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1995

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3Cited by105 opinions

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  2. State ex rel. Pinkerton v. FahnestockSupreme Court of Missouri · 2017
  3. Robert S. Eaton v. CMH Homes, Inc., and Southern Energy Homes, Inc., and Henry Concrete, LLCSupreme Court of Missouri · 2015
  4. Jennifer Shockley v. PrimeLendingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2019
  5. Kathryn Jimenez, Petitioner/Respondent v. Cintas CorporationMissouri Court of Appeals · 2015

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