Burrows v. bidigare/bublys, Inc

Because I do not believe that plaintiffs’ claims against the individual defendants were barred by the arbitration clause in plaintiffs’ contract with defendant corporation, I respectfully dissent. I feel that the majority fails to adequately distinguish between the individual architects’ liability in tort and the corporation’s liability in contract under the facts of this case.

Plaintiffs filed suit in circuit court against the individual architects alleging that they acted in a tortious manner by committing negligent acts. The circuit court granted accelerated judgment on the ground that the…