Legal Opinion · Dissent
Sawyers v. Herrin-Gear Chevrolet Co., Inc.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 7, 2010No. 2008-IA-01370-SCTPublished
1DissentChandler, Justice
¶44. Today Mississippi departs from the rule embraced by the majority of states, which holds that an order that merely compels a dispute to arbitration is not a final, appealable judgment. Chem-Ash, Inc. v. Ark. Power & Light Co., 296 Ark. 83, 751 S.W.2d 353, 354-55 (1988); Ruesga v. Kindred Nursing Ctrs., LLC, 215 Ariz. 589, 161 P.3d 1253, 1257 (2007); Parada v. Superior Court, 176 Cal.App.4th 1554, 98 Cal.Rptr.3d 743, 753 (2009); Ferla v. Infinity Dev. Assocs., Inc., 107 P.3d 1006, 1008 (Colo.Ct.App.2004); Evans v. Dreyfuss Bros., Inc., 971 A.2d 179, 186 (D.C.2009); Goshayeshi v. Mehrabian,…
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