Legal Opinion
Snap-On Tools Corp. v. Vetter
District Court, D. Montana
Decided October 8, 1993No. CV 93-34-M-CCLPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LOVELL, District Judge.
A hearing on a petition to compel arbitration and a petition to stay state court proceedings was held October 4, 1993. Jurisdiction is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. For the reasons set forth below, I grant these petitions.
BACKGROUND
On September 11,1990, Petitioner Snap-on Tools Corporation (Snap-On) and Respondent William C. Vetter (Vetter) entered into a dealership agreement containing a provision for arbitration. On February 24, 1993, Vetter and his spouse, Elaine Lapointe-Vetter, commenced an action in state court in Missoula County, Montana,…
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