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IN RE FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 04-06-00351-CV.

220 S.W.3d 21 (2006)

In re FORD MOTOR COMPANY and Gillespie Motor Company.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

December 13, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brendan K. McBride, Damon K. Garza, David R. Montpas, David J. Park, Grant T. McFarland, Prichard Hawkins McFarland & Young, L.L.P., San Antonio, for appellant.

Dolores Cavatore, John B. Strasburger, Scott R. Dayton, Weil, Gotshal & Manges, L.L.P., Houston, Juan A. Gonzalez, Ricardo G. Benavides, Law Office of Mark A. Cantu, McAllen, Roy A. Spezia, Clark, Thomas & Winters, P.C., Austin, for appellee.

Sitting: ALMA L. LÓPEZ, Chief Justice, SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice, PHYLIS J. SPEEDLIN, Justice.

OPINION

Opinion by SARAH B. DUNCAN, Justice.

Ford Motor Company and Gillespie Motor Company seek a writ of mandamus to compel the trial court to order the plaintiffs who were not parties to the underlying sales contract and its arbitration provision to arbitration. We conditionally grant the petition and order the trial court to compel arbitration of the nonparties' claims.

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