Southland Quality Homes, Inc. v. Williams

Southland Quality Homes, Inc., a defendant in an action pending in the Barbour Circuit Court, appeals from the trial court's order purporting to grant a motion to stay litigation and compel arbitration, but ordering the parties to submit to a nonjury trial. We reverse and remand.

The plaintiffs, James Williams and his wife Linda, purchased a mobile home from Southland Quality Homes, Inc. (hereinafter "Southland"), a mobile-home dealership, on August 8, 1996. At the time of the purchase, James and Linda Williams each executed two documents. One of the documents is labeled "RETAIL INSTALLMENT…