General Motors Corp. v. Stokes Chevrolet

General Motors Corporation ("GM") appeals from the trial court's order denying its motion to compel arbitration. We affirm.

I. Facts and Procedural History

In an earlier appeal in this case, General Motors Corp. v.Stokes, 850 So.2d 1239 (Ala. 2002) ("Stokes I"), this Court summarized the operative facts. We restate them here.

"Stokes Chevrolet, Inc. (`the Stokes dealership'), operates a dealership in Clanton that, in addition to the Chevrolet line of the Chevrolet Motors Division of General Motors Corporation (`GM'), sold Chrysler, Plymouth, Dodge, and Jeep vehicles (Stokes's non-GM lines are…