In Re Bank One, N.A.

In this original proceeding, relator Bank One, N.A. seeks to compel arbitration of claims filed by one of its customers, J&S Air, Inc. The trial court denied Bank One’s motion to compel. Bank One petitioned the court of appeals for a writ of mandamus, which the court of appeals denied in a per curiam opinion. 215 S.W.3d 912. Because the trial court abused its discretion in denying the motion to compel, we grant the petition and, without hearing oral argument, conditionally grant mandamus relief. Tex.R.App. P. 52.8(c).

J&S Air sued Bank One when Bank One honored checks totaling over $33,000…