EZ Pawn Corp. v. Mancias

In this proceeding, Texas EZPawn, L.P. d/b/a EZPawn 1 and Dennis Terry (collectively EZPawn) seek relief from the trial court’s order denying arbitration of their dispute with Roel Gonzalez. EZPawn has sought relief by petition for writ of mandamus and by application for writ of error. EZPawn presents the case in this dual posture because the arbitration agreement in question incorporates both the Federal Arbitration Act (the FAA) 2 , and the Texas Arbitration Act. The Texas Act provides for interlocutory appeal of an order denying an application to compel arbitration. See Tex. Civ. PRAC. &…