Freeman v. C. W. Redfern Enterprises, Inc.

Carley, Judge.

In March of 1983, appellee-defendant C. W. Redfern Enterprises, Inc. (Redfern, Inc.) purchased a kitchen remodeling firm known as Kitchen Stylists, Inc. It is undisputed that Redfern, Inc. thereafter continued to operate the business and used “Kitchen Stylists, Inc.” as its purported trade name. In June of 1983, appellant entered into a contract for the remodeling of the kitchen in his home. Appellant’s contract was with “Kitchen Stylists, Inc.” The contract contained an arbitration clause. Following some period of performance under the contract, a dispute arose. Appellant…