Rachal v. Reitz

OPINION

Opinion By

Justice LANG-MIERS.

This is an interlocutory appeal from a trial court’s order denying a motion to compel arbitration and stay litigation. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s order.

Facts

Appellee John W. Reitz is a beneficiary of a trust established by his father, A.F. Reitz. When A.F. Reitz established the trust, he appointed himself as the sole initial trustee and appellant Hal Rachal, Jr., his attorney, as successor trustee. After A.F. Reitz died, Rachal became the trustee. John Reitz sued Rachal, individually and as successor trustee, alleging that Rachal…