Mueller v. Hopkins & Howard, PC

WILLIAM H. CRANDALL, Jr., Presiding Judge.

Defendant, Hopkins & Howard, P.C., appeals from the denial of its motion to dismiss which sought to compel arbitration in an action brought by plaintiff, Douglas D. Mueller, defendant’s former employee. We reverse and remand.

On February 1, 1995, Mueller entered into an employment contract (hereinafter Agreement) with Hopkins & Howard, P.C. (hereinafter employer), a Missouri corporation located in Missouri. The Agreement contained an arbitration clause providing as follows:

Any claim or controversy between the parties arising out of or relating to this…