BARTLETT GRAIN CO., LP v. SHEEDER

No. 12-0790.

829 N.W.2d 18 (2013)

BARTLETT GRAIN COMPANY, LP, Appellant, v. Steven Carl SHEEDER and Maureen Jeanette Pace, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied April 23, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erin C. Herbold , Mark C. Feldmann , and Eldon L. McAfee of Beving, Swanson & Forrest, P.C., Des Moines, for appellant.

David L. Leitner of Leitner Law Office, West Des Moines, for appellees.

Douglas E. Gross , Adam C. Gregg , and Jonathan M. Gallagher of Brown, Winick, Graves, Gross and Schoenebaum, P.L.C., Des Moines, for amicus curiae Agribusiness Association of Iowa.

Judd N. Kruse of Kruse & Dakin, L.L.P., Des Moines, and Marc L. Fleischaker , Donald C. McLean , and Jennifer S. Allen of Arent Fox LLP, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae National Grain and Feed Association.


MANSFIELD, Justice.

Is there an enforceable agreement to arbitrate if two parties agree over the phone to a sale of grain and later confirm that agreement with a signed, written document containing an arbitration clause that was not part of the phone conversation? That is the question we must answer in this case. Bartlett Grain Co. (Bartlett) appeals the district court's denial of its application to confirm an arbitration award against Steven Sheeder.

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