Porter v. Williamson

MAIN, Justice.

Donald Porter, Marc Porter, Porter Capital Corporation, Porter Bridge Loan Company, Inc., Lowerline Corporation, CapitalPartners Leasing, Inc., and Capital-Partners Leasing, LLC (hereinafter referred to collectively as “the Porter defendants”), appeal from the denial of their motion to compel arbitration of the claims asserted against them by Byron Porter Williamson. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand the case with instructions.

I. Facts and Procedural History

Marc Porter and Donald Porter are brothers; they founded Porter Capital Corporation in 1991 and thereafter…