Legal Opinion
Triarch Industries, Inc. v. Crabtree
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided April 5, 2005No. SC 86107PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAURA DENVIR STITH, Judge.
Triarch Industries, Inc., appeals the trial court’s denial of its motion to compel Paul Crabtree to arbitrate the parties’ contract dispute. The trial court’s judgment is affirmed. The contract gave Triarch the option of choosing either to litigate or to arbitrate any dispute. Triarch chose to litigate and filed suit in the Jackson County Circuit Court. The contract did not give it a right to change its mind and compel arbitration once it had first chosen to litigate its dispute with Crabtree. Having made its choice, it was bound by it. Because of its resolution of…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Perry v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Drake Bakeries Inc. v. Local 50, American Bakery & Confectionery Workers InternationalSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Catherine Ingle v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., a Virginia CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by68 opinions
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