MORGAN v. SMITH BARNEY, HARRIS UPHAM & CO.

No. 82-2475.

729 F.2d 1163 (1984)

James E. MORGAN, Appellee, v. SMITH BARNEY, HARRIS UPHAM & CO., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 14, 1984.

Rehearing Denied April 24, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Dibble, Kathryn H. Vratil, Kansas City, Mo., for Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co.

Charles C. Shafer III, Charles C. Shafer, Jr., P.C., Kansas City, Mo., for James E. Morgan.

Before HEANEY, JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges, and FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.


Rehearing en banc Denied April 24, 1984.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

James Morgan, a former account executive for Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Company, sued the brokerage firm for slander and prima facie tort. The district court1 granted Smith Barney's motion to stay the proceedings pending arbitration. The court reasoned that Morgan's claims were covered by a clause in his employment contract which required him to arbitrate...

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