Legal Opinion
City of Hot Springs v. Gunderson's, Inc.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 14, 1982No. 13481PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, Justice.
This appeal arises from defendant, Gun-derson’s Inc. (Gunderson’s), motion to compel arbitration in a suit brought by the City of Hot Springs (City) against Gunderson’s and Phelps-Benz & Associates (Phelps-Benz) for negligence and breach of contract in the construction and design of a city golf course. Only Gunderson’s contract with City contained an arbitration clause. The trial court denied Gunderson’s motion because Phelps-Benz could not be compelled to arbitrate, thus, a great likelihood of multiple suits existed if Gunderson’s prevailed on its motion. We reverse and…
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