Legal Opinion
Eleanor Snyder, of the Estate of Leroy Liljedahl v. Bruton Smith
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 3, 1984No. 83-2151PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from the district court’s order confirming an arbitration award challenges that order on a number of grounds. The district court had ordered the parties to arbitration in Rockford, Illinois. In that order, the court held that it had personal jurisdiction over appellant Bruton Smith. The court further held that the arbitration clause was contained in a “contract evidencing a transaction involving commerce” and thus the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-14 (1982), was applicable to the dispute. Finally, the court held that it could compel arbitration…
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