Coastal Ford, Inc. v. Kidder

The defendant, Coastal Ford, Inc. ("Coastal"), appeals from an order denying its motion to stay the proceedings in this case pending arbitration. We reverse and remand.

On March 5, 1996, Delmar Kidder filed a complaint alleging that Coastal had committed fraud by misrepresenting the mileage of a used pickup truck it sold to Kidder. On April 23, 1996, Coastal moved to dismiss or to stay proceedings in the case pending arbitration pursuant to the parties' agreement. The trial court initially granted Coastal's motion to stay pending arbitration and transferred the case to its "administrative…