Rosser v. Terminix International Co.

Painter, Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants Tom and Sharon Rosser signed a termite-protection contract with the defendant-appellee, Terminix International Company. The Rossers became dissatisfied with the services provided by Terminix and sued for breach of contract. But the contract that the Rossers had signed contained a mandatory arbitration clause that obligated the parties to submit any dispute arising from their contract to binding arbitration. For this reason, the trial court ordered the parties to arbitration and granted Terminix’s motion to stay the Rossers’ suit. The Rossers appealed, and…