Legal Opinion
Smith Barney, Inc. v. Bardolph
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided December 29, 1998No. COA98-312PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Mark D., Judge.
Defendant Richard Bardolph (Bardolph) appeals from the trial court’s grant of plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and denial of defendant’s motions to dismiss and to compel arbitration.
In 1982 Bardolph opened a securities account with plaintiff Smith Barney, Inc., (Smith Barney) with the objectives of preserving assets, producing income, and investing in securities that are conservative in nature.
As a Smith Barney customer, Bardolph was required to sign a Customer Agreement that contained the following arbitration clause:
The undersigned [Bardolph] agrees that all…
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