Crain v. Byrd

Appellants Larry Crain, Sr., and Crain Automotive Holdings, LLC,1 appeal from an order of the Pulaski County Circuit Court denying their motion to compel arbitration. On appeal, appellants argue that the circuit court erred by denying their motion to compel arbitration because certain operating agreements of the involved dealerships provide for arbitration. They also assert that they did not waive arbitration. We affirm.

Appellee Christopher Byrd had been employed as chief financial officer of Crain Automotive Holdings for many years until his employment ceased on October 26, 2017. On November…