Lee v. YES of Russellville, Inc.

The Franklin Circuit Court denied the plaintiff Helen Lee's motion to stay proceedings pending mediation/arbitration. She appealed. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm, but we set out some of the principles of law that should guide the trial court in the further proceedings in this case.

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The trial court's order denying Lee's motion to compel mediation/arbitration made no specific findings of fact. However, it appears from the materials before this Court that YES of Russellville, Inc., and/or Narendra Sheth owned property in Franklin County upon which it/he/they wished to construct a…