Legal Opinion
John L. Stokes and L. Jack Powell v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1975No. 74-2076PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENGEL, Circuit Judge.
At issue in this appeal is whether the district court correctly applied the United States Arbitration Act of 1925 1 to stay proceedings pending arbitration in an action for amounts allegedly owed plaintiffs under a profit sharing plan initiated by plaintiffs’ former employer, and for declaratory judgment that a portion of that profit sharing plan is void under Tennessee law. We conclude that the Arbitration Act was correctly applied, and thus affirm the order of the district court.
Plaintiffs-appellants Stokes and Powell were “account executives” formerly employed with…
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