Legal Opinion
Boyd v. Homes of Legend, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided October 1, 1997No. Civil Action 97-T-142-E, 97-T-152-N, 97-T-161-NPublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.
These three lawsuits present three primary issues. The first is whether a manufacturer, who is a nonsignatory to contracts executed by purchasers and their dealers, may invoke arbitration clauses contained in those contracts to compel arbitration of the purchasers’ claims pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, as amended, 9 U.S.C.A. §§ 1-16, commonly known as the FAA. The second is whether the arbitration clause in one of the contracts was secured by fraud and is therefore unenforceable by the dealer. The third, more novel, issue…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by70 opinions
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