Legal Opinion

I.S. Joseph Co. v. Michigan Sugar Co.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided October 10, 1986No. 85-5400PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This case involves the question whether a party to a commercial arbitration agreement can be compelled to arbitrate with the assignee of the entity with which it first agreed to arbitrate. More specifically, we are called on to decide who — the arbitrator or the court — must determine the present validity and enforceability of the arbitration agreement. The United States District Court for the District of Minnesota compelled arbitration without ruling on the validity of the assignment. The Court held that any objections to the assignment should be decided by the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
At&T Technologies, Inc. v. Communications WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. LivingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
N&d Fashions, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation and Nelly Don, Inc., a Missouri Corporation v. Dhj Industries, Inc., a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by41 opinions

Three Valleys Municipal Water District v. E.F. Hutton & Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Boston and Maine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
In the Matter of Arbitration Between Judy Lee, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. James John Chica Engler-Budd & Co., Inc., Appellees/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
Marshall v. Green Giant Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
Wheat, First Securities, Inc. v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993

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