LAS, INC. v. MINI-TANKERS, USA, INC.

No. 5-03-0048.

796 N.E.2d 633 (2003)

342 Ill. App.3d 997

277 Ill.Dec. 547

LAS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MINI-TANKERS, USA, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

August 27, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick J. Hess, Winthrop B. Reed, III, Vincent D. Reese, Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C., St. Louis, MO, for Appellant.

William D. Stiehl, Jr., Wimmer & Stiehl, Belleville, for Appellee.


Justice WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the defendant, Mini-Tankers, USA, Inc., waived its right to compel the arbitration of a dispute between it and the plaintiff, LAS, Inc., by its participation in the lawsuit filed by the plaintiff in the circuit court of Madison County. The trial court found that it had. We reverse. We will set forth the facts, and the history of the proceedings before the trial court, only...

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