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LDF Construction, Inc. v. Texas Friends of Chabad Lubavitch, Inc. D/B/A Chabad Lubavitch Center of Houston

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 5, 2015No. 14-14-00113-CVPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

John Donovan, Justice

Appellant, LDF Construction, Inc. (“LDF”), appeals an order denying LDF’s motion to compel arbitration and abate proceedings in a construction-defect suit brought by appellee, Texas Friends of Chabad Lubavitch, Inc. d/b/a Chabad Lu-bavitch Center of Houston (“Chabad”). We reverse and remand with instructions for the trial court to compel arbitration and abate the suit.

I. BACKGROUND

Pursuant to a contract executed in 2006, LDF remodeled and performed repairs to Chabad’s facility for the price of $3,185,245. Chabad claims that certain aspects of the construction were…

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