Cunningham v. Fleetwood Homes of Georgia, Inc.

COX, Circuit Judge:

Fleetwood Homes of Georgia, Inc. (Fleetwood) appeals the district court’s de nial of Fleetwood’s motion to compel arbitration pursuant to 9 U.S.C. § 16(a).

I.FACTS

In April of 1998, Gary and Delores Cunningham (the Cunninghams) purchased a new mobile home manufactured by Fleet-wood from Ronnie Smith’s Home Center, Inc. (Ronnie Smith’s). The mobile home came with a manufacturer’s warranty, and, as a part of the sales transaction, the Cunninghams executed an arbitration agreement with Ronnie Smith’s. 1 Shortly after the purchase and installation of the home, the Cunninghams…