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182459P.pdf 07/23/2019 Northport Health Services v. Mark Posey
U.S. Court of Appeals Case No: 18-2459
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Ft. Smith
[PUBLISHED] [Shepherd, Author, with Benton and Melloy, Circuit Judges]
Civil case - Wrongful death. The district court held the nursing home
contract defendant signed for his father compelled arbitration of his
wrongful death claims against Northport; there was no valid contract
between the parties because under Arkansas law defendant did not sign the
contract in his individual contract, and as he was undisputedly not his
father's legal guardian or attorney-in-fact, he lacked the capacity to
sign as his father's representative; the order compelling arbitration is
reversed and the matter is remanded for further proceedings.