Fru-Con Construction Co. v. Southwestern Redevelopment Corp. II

SMITH, Presiding Judge.

Defendant, Southwestern Redevelopment Corporation II, appeals from the denial by the trial court of its motion for stay of proceedings pending arbitration. The court denied the motion on the basis that the “claim” asserted by the plaintiff, Fru-Con Construction Co., against the defendant was not arbi-trable under the contract of the parties. Finding that determination to be erroneous as to all but one portion of the cause of action we reverse.

Fru-Con as Contractor and Southwestern as Owner entered into a contract for the construction of the Southwestern Bell Data Center…