Gulf Interstate Engineering Co. v. Pecos Pipeline & Producing Co.

OPINION

COHEN, Justice.

This is an accelerated appeal from the district court’s interlocutory order staying arbitration, pursuant to Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. Ann. arts. 225, 238-2(A)(2) (Vernon 1973), and denying Gulf’s motion to stay litigation and compel arbitration, pursuant to a contractual arbitration provision. No findings of fact or conclusions of law were filed by the trial judge, despite Gulf’s request, and none are required under Tex.R.Civ.P. 385(b).

Pecos, the owner of a pipeline, contracted with Gulf to operate the pipeline and perform all necessary engineering services. The first contract…