BIRMINGHAM NEWS CO. v. LYNCH

1992184.

797 So.2d 440 (2001)

The BIRMINGHAM NEWS COMPANY et al. v. Clifford W. LYNCH.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

February 23, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gilbert E. Johnston, Jr., and James P. Pewitt of Johnston, Barton, Proctor & Powell, L.L.P., Birmingham, for appellants.

D. Leon Ashford, Bruce J. McKee, and Matthew C. Minner of Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton, Birmingham, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Clifford W. Lynch sued the Birmingham News Company ("the News") and several of its employees. The defendants moved to compel arbitration of Lynch's claims. The court denied their motion. The defendants appeal from the order denying their motion to compel arbitration. We affirm in part; reverse in part; and remand.

On August 30, 1998, Lynch entered into two agreements with the News to serve as a commercial dealer or distributor of newspapers. Each...

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