Legal Opinion
Getz Recycling, Inc. v. Watts
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided March 26, 2002No. WD 59717PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge.
This appeal involves the applicability of an arbitration clause to a suit and counter-suit concerning disputes over the lease of heavy construction equipment. The questions are: 1) whether the disputes are within the scope of an arbitration clause, and 2) whether the agreement to arbitrate has been waived.
Factual and Procedural History
Loren and Gary Watts, the plaintiffs-respondents, own a rock-crushing business called Rock Ledge (hereafter “Loren Watts,” “Gary Watts” or “Rock Ledge”) in Jackson County, Missouri.
On September 8 and 9, 1999, Loren Watts traveled to…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Kathy Lyster v. Ryan's Family Steak Houses, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- Jackson Trak Group, Inc. Ex Rel. Jackson Jordan, Inc. v. Mid States Port AuthoritySupreme Court of Kansas · 1988
- Reis v. Peabody Coal Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1996
- McIntosh v. Tenet Health Systems Hospitals, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2001
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by15 opinions
- Dunn Industrial Group, Inc. v. City of Sugar CreekSupreme Court of Missouri · 2003
- Triarch Industries, Inc. v. CrabtreeSupreme Court of Missouri · 2005
- Angelina Jackson v. Higher Education Loan Authority of MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 2016
- Bertocci v. Thoroughbred Ford, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2017
- Boulds v. Dick Dean Economy Cars, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2010
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.