Madison District Public Schools v. Myers

Plaintiff brought this action claiming fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraudulent concealment in connection with a severance agreement that provided defendant, plaintiffs former superintendent of schools, various retirement benefits. Defendant filed a counterclaim alleging breach of contract, mutual mistake, and promissory estoppel. Defendant now appeals as of right the trial court’s order granting plaintiff’s motion to compel arbitration of all contract issues, including defendant’s counterclaim. We reverse and remand.

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On January 31, 1996, defendant gave plaintiff’s board of education a…