Pony Express Courier Corp. v. Morris

This interlocutory appeal questions whether an arbitration agreement is unconscionable as a matter of law. Appellants, Pony Express Corporation and Charles Bouie, moved to stay litigation and compel arbitration on the basis of an arbitration agreement with the appellee, Diane Morris. Without an evidentiary hearing, the trial court found the agreement unconscionable and denied the appellants’ motion. We conclude the trial court abused its discretion in finding the agreement unconscionable per se, and we reverse and remand.

Summary of Facts

According to Morris’s petition and the appellants’…