Carapellotti v. Breisch & Crowley

{¶ 1} Defendant-Appellant Heavy Timber Truss & Frame LLC appeals the decision of Jefferson County Common Pleas Court denying its motion to compel arbitration and stay the proceedings. The issue in this case is whether the trial court erred in denying the motion. More specifically we are asked to decide whether a signature on checks that include specific notations to the unsigned contract constitutes the signature for the unsigned contract thereby binding Plaintiff-Appellee Albert Carapellotti to the arbitration provision in the contract. For the reasons expressed below, while the notation on…