Renee Everett v. Paul Davis Restoration, Incorp

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

In the case before us we must determine whether an owner-operator of a franchise is obligated to arbitrate under a franchise agreement because she received direct benefits from the agreement despite not having signed the document. Paul Davis Restoration, Inc. (PDRI) seeks to bind Renee Everett to an arbitration -award pursuant to the franchise agreement PDRI had with her husband and the Everetts’ corporation. Although Ms. Everett was a nonsignatory to the franchise agreement, PDRI asserted she was subject to arbitration under the doctrine of direct benefits estoppel,…