Northcom, Ltd. v. James
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
On Application for Rehearing
The opinion released on January 10, 1997, is withdrawn and the following is substituted as the opinion of the Court.
The defendants Northcom, Ltd., Jerry Oakley, and William R. McDonald III appeal from the denial of their motion to compel arbitration. The issues are whether the arbitration clause in the contract between the parties applies to their present dispute and whether the arbitration clause is unenforceable for lack of mutuality.
Oakley and McDonald are shareholders in Northcom, Ltd., and we will refer to all three appellants collectively as "Northcom." In…
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