CEI Engineering Associates, Inc. v. Elder Construction Co.

COURTNEY HUDSON HENRY, Judge.

| , Appellant CEI Engineering Associates, Inc., (CEI) appeals an order of the Washington County Circuit Court denying its motion to compel arbitration of claims asserted against it by appellee Elder Construction Company (Elder). After first finding that some of Elder’s claims were subject to arbitration and allowing Elder time to amend its complaint, the trial court ultimately found that all of Elder’s claims sounded in tort and were thus not subject to arbitration under the Arkansas Uniform Arbitration Act (AUAA). 1 On appeal, CEI concedes that two counts of…