Lueth v. City of Glencoe

OPINION

WILLIS, Judge.

Appellant City of Glencoe (the city) challenges the district court’s denial of its motion to dismiss for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction over respondent Daniel John Lueth’s motion to compel arbitration, which he brought after the city terminated his employment. We conclude that the district court had subject-matter jurisdiction to decide whether there existed an agreement between the parties to submit to arbitration, and we affirm the denial of the city’s motion. But we conclude that the district court exceeded its subject-matter jurisdiction when it decided that the…