NC Leasing, LLC v. Nilene Junker

COLEMAN, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Nilene Junker was admitted to the Nichols Center nursing facility for rehabilitation after surgery. Junker’s daughter, acting with power of attorney, signed an admission agreement on Junker’s behalf. The admission agreement contained an arbitration clause. While she was being put in a room, Junker fell and sustained injuries. Junker sued the Nichols Center, and the nursing home filed a motion to compel arbitration. The circuit court denied the motion, finding that the arbitration agreement was unenforceable because the forum was unavailable. The Nichols…