Greenwood v. Sherfield

SHRUM, Chief Judge.

This appeal presents the question of whether Plaintiffs’ claim against Defendants for tortious interference with contract must be resolved by arbitration. The trial court answered the question negatively and overruled Defendants’ motion to compel arbitration. 1 Defendants appeal from that order. We affirm.

FACTS

Plaintiffs operated a Sears catalog store in Mexico, Missouri. They were independent merchants distributing catalog merchandise pursuant to a Sears Authorized Catalog Sales Agreement (the “Merchant Contract”), a contract between Plaintiffs and Sears. Such agreements…