Docutel Olivetti Corp. v. Dick Brady Systems Inc.

DURHAM, Justice.

Defendants Dick Brady Systems, Inc., and Richard Brady appeal from an order of the Third District Court denying a motion to dismiss or stay this action pending arbitration.1 We reverse.

On February 17, 1982, Dick Brady Systems, Inc. (“Systems”), and Olivetti Corporation (“Olivetti”), a predecessor to plaintiff Docutel Olivetti Corporation (“Docu-tel”), entered into a contract under which Systems became an authorized Olivetti dealer. Paragraphs 10 and 12 of that agreement are at issue in this controversy. Paragraph 10 provides:

Dealer [Dick Brady Systems] hereby grants Olivetti a…