Legal Opinion
Horace D. McCowan Jr. And Sarah E. McCowan v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., and Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 10, 1990No. 918, 1197, Dockets 89-9089, 90-7135PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge.
Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. (“Dean Witter”) and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (“Sears”) appeal from orders of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Robert L. Carter, Judge) denying their separate motions for a stay of court proceedings pending arbitration pursuant to section 3 of the Federal Arbitration Act (the “Act”), 9 U.S.C. § 3. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the order of the district court denying Dean Witter a stay.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs Horace D. McCowan, Jr. and Sarah E. McCowan filed two lawsuits in 1986 claiming damages…
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