First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Kaplan
1995 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Kaplan, 514 U.S. 938 (1995), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on who decides whether a dispute is subject to arbitration, the courts or an arbitrator.
Quick Facts First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Kaplan, Argued March 22, 1995 Decided May 22, 1995 ...
First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Kaplan | |
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Argued March 22, 1995 Decided May 22, 1995 | |
Full case name | First Options of Chicago, Incorporated, Petitioner v. Manuel Kaplan, et us. and MK Investments, Incorporated |
Citations | 514 U.S. 938 (more) 115 S. Ct. 1920; 131 L. Ed. 2d 985; 1995 U.S. LEXIS 3463; 63 U.S.L.W. 4459; Fed. Sec. L. Rep. (CCH) ¶ 98,728; Comm. Fut. L. Rep. (CCH) ¶ 26,398; 95 Cal. Daily Op. Service 3821; 95 Daily Journal DAR 6474; 9 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 64 |
Case history | |
Prior | On writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
Holding | |
Judicial review of arbitrability of contract is properly permitted when parties have not clearly agreed that arbitrator will decide question | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Breyer, joined by unanimous |
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