Legal Opinion
99 Commercial Street, Inc. v. Goldberg
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 14, 1993No. 92 Civ. 2879 (SS)PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SOTOMAYOR, District Judge.
Defendants’ motion presents the question of whether plaintiffs may be required to arbitrate claims under a brokerage agreement signed by an escrow agent. Controlling principles of arbitration, escrow, and agency law lead to the conclusion that plaintiffs may be so required and, therefore, this Court grants Defendants’ request for an order, pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § leí seq., to compel arbitration and stay this action.
I. Background
Plaintiffs 99 Commercial Street, Inc. (“99 Commercial”), a developer of real estate…
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