Primerica Life Insurance v. Brown

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

John Brown sued CitiFinancial, Inc., and its affiliates (“Appellants”), in state court alleging breach of contract and related claims. Brown’s contract with CitiFinan-cial contains an arbitration clause requiring arbitration of his claims. CitiFinancial *471filed a petition to compel arbitration of Brown’s claims in federal district court, pursuant to § 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. § 4. The district court determined that Brown lacked the mental capacity to execute a contract under Mississippi law, and that Brown’s entire contract with…