Legal Opinion
Jones v. Merrill Lynch
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 19, 1991No. 89-1574PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mary Jones appeals from a judgment dismissing her suit for failure to comply with an order to arbitrate her claims against Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Smith, Inc. ("Merrill Lynch"), and J. Edward Porter. We affirm conditionally.
On August 12, 1982, Mrs. Jones opened account number 524-85812 with Merrill Lynch for the investment and management of proceeds from the settlement of a wrongful death action and an insurance policy on the life of her deceased husband. In doing so, she signed a "Customer Account Agreement" ("Agreement"), a copy of which she received by mail with blank spaces for her…
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