Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. v. Byrd

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1985-03-04

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Justice Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court. The question presented is whether, when a complaint raises both federal securities claims and pendent state claims, a Federal District Court may deny a motion to compel arbitration of the state-law claims despite the parties’ agreement to arbitrate their disputes. We granted certiorari to resolve a conflict among the Federal Courts of Appeals on this question. <spa…

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