Non-Signatory May Compel Arbitration by Signatory of Arbitration Agreement
In Wilcox & Fetzer, Ltd. v. Corbett & Wilcox, read opinion here , the Chancery Court was presented with the following somewhat unusual question:
...may Corbett & Wilcox compel Plaintiff Wilcox & Fetzer, Ltd. to arbitrate pursuant to an arbitration clause contained in an agreement to which the former is not a signatory.
Answer: Yes.
See also other recent case summarized on blog here, that held that non-signatories can compel signatories to an arbitration agreement to arbitrate. One basis for such a finding is equitable estoppel.
