Ex Parte Gray

Duane Gray petitions for a writ of mandamus directing the Jefferson County Circuit Court to vacate its order staying his action against Crown Pontiac, Inc., and Crown's salesman, Shannon Pardue, pending arbitration. Specifically, Gray contends that because Pardue was not a signatory to the contract containing the arbitration agreement, he had no standing to compel Gray to arbitrate.

Gray argues that a party cannot be required to submit to arbitration any dispute he has not agreed to submit, citingEx parte Stallings Sons, Inc., 670 So.2d 861 (Ala. 1995). However, we consider the facts of…