Murray v. David Moore Builders, Inc.

Dickinson, Judge.

INTRODUCTION

{¶ 1} Timothy and Vicki Murray hired David Moore Builders, Inc. to build them a house. They signed a contract that included an arbitration clause. When the Murrays discovered defects in the house, they sued Moore as well as the architect. The architect was not a party to the builder’s contract and had not agreed to arbitrate disputes. After answering the complaint and asserting that a valid arbitration provision applied, Moore moved the trial court for a stay pending arbitration of the Murrays’ claims against it. The trial court denied the motion because “there…