Banc One Acceptance Corp. v. Hill

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises out of an automobile lease gone bad. In the fall of 2000, Edith Hill leased a 2000 Ford Explorer from the East Ford dealership located in Jackson, Mississippi. About one year later, Banc One Acceptance Corporation, the finance company, repossessed the Explorer, even though Hill’s payments were current. Hill complained unsuccessfully and then filed suit in state court against East Ford and Banc One. Banc One responded with an action in federal court seeking to enforce the arbitration clause in the lease documents. Hill, however, persuaded the…