Thompson v. Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge

¶1 Corey and Kimber Thompson (Thompsons) appeal from the order of the District Court for the Eighth Judicial District, Cascade County, granting the Defendants’ motions to compel arbitration of Plaintiffs’ claims related to a 2005 transaction for a truck. We reverse and remand.

¶2 We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

1. Where a contract containing an arbitration clause is challenged on the basis of the failure of a condition precedent to contract formation, who is the appropriate adjudicator, an arbitrator or the court?

2. Was the approval of financing upon terms stated in the contract…