Wilson v. Willis

CHIEF JUSTICE BEATTY :

**331 The question before this Court is whether arbitration should be enforced against nonsignatories to a contract containing an arbitration clause. The circuit court denied the motion to compel arbitration. The court of appeals reversed and remanded, holding equitable estoppel should be applied to enforce arbitration against the nonsignatories. Wilson v. Willis , 416 S.C. 395 , 786 S.E.2d 571 (Ct. App. 2016). We now reverse and remand for further proceedings, finding the circuit court properly denied the motion to compel arbitration.

I. FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

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