Ratchye v. Lucas

¶1 On July 16, 1997, plaintiffs filed a motion seeking specific performance of a settlement agreement, or, in the alternative, an order requiring arbitration pursuant to the Montana Uniform Arbitration Act. After a hearing, the District Court entered an order granting the plaintiffs specific performance rather than ordering the parties to submit to arbitration. Troutbeck Land Development Company and Gerald B. Lucas appeal. We reverse and remand.

¶2 The following issues are presented on appeal:

¶3 1. Did the District Court err by denying the defendants’ request to submit to arbitration?

¶4 2. In…