Legal Opinion
Beckham v. William Bayley Co.
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided March 5, 1987No. Civ. A. CA3-85-0021-DPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
FITZWATER, District Judge.
The court must decide whether a requirement to arbitrate a disagreement regarding the intent of a contract mandates arbitration of a disagreement concerning performance of the contract. The court concludes that arbitration is not required. Accordingly, it denies defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and application to confirm arbitration award and motion for summary judgment. 1
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BACKGROUND FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In this removed action plaintiff, Edwin T. Beckham (“Beckham”), a general contractor, seeks…
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