Legal Opinion
LAS, INC. v. Mini-Tankers, USA, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 27, 2003No. 5-03-0048PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Welch
The issue presented by this appeal is whether the defendant, Mini-Tankers, USA, Inc., waived its right to compel the arbitration of a dispute between it and the plaintiff, LAS, Inc., by its participation in the lawsuit filed by the plaintiff in the circuit court of Madison County. The trial court found that it had. We reverse. We will set forth the facts, and the history of the proceedings before the trial court, only as they pertain to this issue.
On December 26, 2000, the plaintiff filed, in the circuit court of Madison County, a two-count complaint against the defendant. The complaint…
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