Legal Opinion
J.J. Ryan & Sons, Inc. v. Rhone Poulenc Textile, S.A.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 13, 1988No. Nos. 87-1759, 87-1760 and 88-1501PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:
In an action brought by J.J. Ryan & Sons, Inc., against Rhone Poulenc Textile, S.A., and four of its affiliated corporations, the district court retained jurisdiction over the first count of the complaint. It dismissed the remaining seven counts for lack of jurisdiction, holding that the claims they asserted were referable to arbitration. Because the claim asserted in the first count is also arbitrable, we reverse that part of the district court’s judgment pertaining to the first count, affirm the reference of the other counts to arbitration, and remand the case…
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