White-Weld & Co., Inc. v. Mosser

AKIN, Justice.

This is an appeal by White-Weld & Company, a member of the New York Stock Exchange, from an adverse judgment obtained against it by a former employee, appellee Mosser. The principal question on appeal is whether the trial judge erred in refusing to abate the suit pending arbitration pursuant to a written agreement between the parties to arbitrate. We hold that the trial judge erred in refusing to abate the suit pending arbitration. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment and remand with instructions.

Mosser filed suit against White-Weld claiming that it owed him commissions that he…