Legal Opinion
Stokes v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided September 23, 2002No. 3551PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STILWELL, J.:
After being terminated from his position at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (Met Life), William B. Stokes filed suit against Met Life and Met Life employee James Drake, asserting breach of contract, trespass, and conversion. The defendants moved to compel arbitration and stay all proceed ings. The circuit court granted the motion to compel arbitration as to the breach of contract but denied it as to the trespass and conversion actions. The court also denied the defendants’ motion for a stay and granted Stokes’ motion to compel discovery on the remaining claims. Drake and Met…
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