Grant v. Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.

ALMON, Justice.

Robert B. Grant and Fraunda M. Grant, husband and wife, petition for a writ of mandamus ordering Judge William E. Hereford, of the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, to set aside his order compelling arbitration of the Grants’ claims against Palm Harbor Homes, Inc., and Minton Industries, Inc., d/b/a Minton Home Center. The Grants bought a mobile home from Minton. The mobile home had been manufactured by Palm Harbor.

The only arbitration clause pertaining to this purchase is in a “Worksheet-Estimate” that a Minton salesperson filled out and signed. The Grants also signed the…