Legal Opinion

ROBERT FRANK McALPINE ARCH., INC. v. Heilpern

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 27, 1998No. 1961928PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The defendants, Robert Frank McAlpine and Robert Frank McAlpine Architecture, Inc., appeal from the trial court's order denying their motion to compel arbitration of the various contract and tort claims filed against them by the plaintiffs, William E. Heilpern and his wife Lauda Heilpern. We reverse and remand.

The facts pertinent to this appeal are undisputed. The Heilperns, who are Montgomery residents, hired Robert Frank McAlpine, a Montgomery architect, to provide architectural services in connection with the remodeling of their house. The Heilperns and McAlpine executed a contract…

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2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Southland Corp. v. KeatingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Allied-Bruce Terminix Cos., Inc. v. DobsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1995

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Ex Parte McNaughtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1998
  2. GADSDEN BUDWEISER DISTRIB. COMPANY INC. v. HollandSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
  3. Gold Kist, Inc. v. BakerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
  4. McNaughton v. United Healthcare Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1998
  5. Mountain Heating and Cooling, Inc. v. Van Tassel-Proctor, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002

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