Lucchese, Inc. and Jose Angel Velarde v. Hector Rodriguez

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS

LUCCHESE, INC. and

JOSE ANGEL VELARDE,

Appellants,

v.

HECTOR RODRIGUEZ,

Appellee.

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No. 08-11-00102-CV

Appeal from

34th District Court

of El Paso County, Texas

(TC # 2008-797)

O P I N I O N

Lucchese, Inc. and Jose Angel Velarde appeal from an order granting Hector Rodriguez’s motion to strike their amended motion to compel arbitration. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand.

FACTUAL SUMMARY

On February 26, 2008, Hector Rodriguez filed a non-subscriber negligence suit against his employer, Lucchese, and against his supervisor, Velarde,[1]…