Johnson v. Baumgardt

Defendants, Tim and Roy Baumgardt, appeal from an order of the circuit court of Winnebago County which granted the motion for summary judgment of plaintiff, Doug Johnson. The sole issue raised by defendants on appeal is whether the trial court erred in determining that it had no authority to compel the parties to return to arbitration. We reverse and remand.

On March 14, 1990, plaintiff filed a complaint seeking the entry of judgment on an arbitration award. The complaint alleged that the parties entered into an agreement which was dated March 22, 1989. The agreement was attached to the…