Willow Valley Manor v. Trouvailles, Inc.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

JOYNER, District Judge.

This case is before the Court on Defendant’s Motion to Stay Plaintiffs Suit Pending Arbitration. For the reasons set forth below, the Motion will be denied.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff is a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation which operates a retirement community in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In November, 1994, plaintiff entered into an agreement with Defendant, a Massachusetts corporation in the business of supplying interior furnishings for residential and commercial use, for 435 chairs to be used in Manor’s dining room. By this suit (which was originally…