Wyatt v. Giles

Larry D. Vaught, Judge.

On appeal Jim Wyatt argues that the trial court erroneously denied his motion to compel arbitration and dismiss the claim filed against him by Tracy Giles. Specifically, he argues that the trial court misapplied Arkansas’s Uniform Arbitration Act, codified at§ 16-108-201 (Repl. 2006). We affirm.

On October 13, 2004, Tracy Giles filed a complaint against Wyatt and Visual Cosmetic Changes. In her complaint she specified that she was alleging “an action in tort for negligence.” She claimed that Jim Wyatt breached his duty of care by failing to “sufficiently numb [Giles’s]…