Legal Opinion

Hollingshead v. A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 22, 2009No. 5-09-0067PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Spomer

The defendants, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., and Leonard Suess, appeal the order of the circuit court of Madison County that denied their motion to dismiss and to compel the arbitration of the claims raised in a complaint filed by the plaintiff, Carol Hollingshead, as the independent administrator of the estate of Selma Elliott. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion, including an evidentiary hearing should the plaintiff so desire.

FACTS

The plaintiff filed a complaint in the circuit court of Madison County alleging the…

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