Legal Opinion
John Salinas v. Atlanta Gas Light Company
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 3, 2018No. A18A0886; A18A0887PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Rickman, Judge.
*480 John Salinas and his co-appellants (referred to collectively herein as "Salinas") appeal from a trial court order dismissing with prejudice their lawsuit against Atlanta Gas Light Company ("AGLC") and ordering the matter be resolved in arbitration. AGLC cross-appeals, arguing that although the trial court correctly dismissed the lawsuit, it erred by sending the matter to arbitration. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the dismissal of Salinas's suit.
"The arbitrability of disputes under the arbitration provision of a contract is a legal question, and the trial court was…
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