Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Kent Corp.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 4, 1994No. 1930240PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff, Kent Corporation, petitions this Court for a writ of mandamus directing the Honorable William A. Jackson of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, among other things, to vacate his order of November 4, 1993, compelling arbitration on its claims against Unisys Corporation and Steve Kittleson (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Unisys") alleging fraud, breach of contract, breach of a duty of good faith and fair dealing, and extortion. We deny the writ.
Alabama Code 1975, § 8-1-41(3), prohibits the enforcement of predispute agreements to arbitrate. Alabama caselaw, likewise,…
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