Roe v. Ladymon
318 S.W.3d 502 | Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas) | 2010
Holding Summary
Courts, not arbitrators, have primary responsibility to decide whether a non-signatory is bound by an arbitration agreement unless parties clearly and unmistakably agreed otherwise.
Courts have primary power to decide arbitrability of non-signatories absent clear agreement.
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