Legal Opinion
Tigner v. Shearson-Lehman Hutton, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 1, 1991No. A91A1080, A91A1081PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
As to Case No. A91A1081, we granted the application for interlocutory review by which plaintiff Tigner sought reversal of an order compelling arbitration, staying the case pending arbitration and denying the request for punitive damages. Case No. A91A1080 is the direct appeal from the same order.
Tigner had brought an action against Shearson and its agents for mismanagement of his brokerage account resulting in the loss of over $1,000,000. Shearson moved to compel arbitration under the terms of the brokerage account and to stay the proceedings pending arbitration. Shearson…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Cochran v. MurrahSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- United Nuclear Corp. v. General Atomic Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
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