Cogswell & Wehrle v. Nicholson

STERNBERG, Judge.

Asserting that a valid and binding arbitration agreement had been entered into, the plaintiff, Cogswell & Wehrle, a partnership, appeals the trial court’s order refusing to compel the defendant, R. James Nicholson, to arbitrate disputes between the parties arising from a bank failure. We affirm.

During negotiations concerning the arbitration of the disputes, a written agreement was prepared which provided in pertinent part:

“This agreement to arbitrate will commence from the date that all signatures of the parties hereto are affixed and will remain in full force and effect…