Wells Fargo Auto Finance, Inc. v. Wright

MlKELL, Judge.

Following the grant of its application for interlocutory appeal, Wells Fargo Auto Finance, Inc., appeals from the trial court’s denial of its motion to compel arbitration. Because Gary Lee Wright executed an arbitration agreement that mandated the arbitration of his claim, we reverse the trial court’s ruling.

The question of arbitrability, i.e., whether an agreement creates a duty for the parties to arbitrate the particular grievance, is undeniably an issue for judicial determination. The standard of review of a trial court’s ruling on a motion to compel arbitration is whether…