Travertine Corp. v. Lexington-Silverwood

OPINION

WILLIS, Judge.

Appellant challenges the district court’s order granting respondent’s motion to stay arbitration. Because we conclude that appellant received a valid assignment of the compensation due from respondent and that the assignment allows appellant to compel arbitration, we reverse.

FACTS

The underlying dispute in this case concerns the claim of appellant Lexington-Silverwood, L.P. that it was assigned the compensation that James E. Lennon was due under a “management agreement” to which Lennon, George Berkey, and respondent Travertine Corporation, a real-estate development…