Lyman v. Kern

OPINION

WECHSLER, Judge.

{1} This appeal arises from a trial court order compelling the parties to arbitrate. The underlying dispute arose out of an automobile collision between the parties in May 1994. On appeal, Defendants argue two points: (1) that the trial court’s order was not a final order, and they were therefore not obligated to appeal at the time the order was entered; and (2) that the trial court’s order compelling the parties to arbitrate was unconstitutional because the order deprived Defendants of their right to a jury trial without a knowing or intentional waiver. We hold that…