Fifth Circuit· 11/26/2003

Will-Drill Resources, Inc. v. Samson Resources Co.

Citations

352 F.3d 211
2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 24061
2003 WL 22809107

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

holding that when “a party attacks the very existence of an agreement . . . the courts must first resolve that dispute”
holding that when “a party attacks the very existence of an agreement . . . the courts must first resolve that dispute”
holding that “[w]here the very existence of any agreement is disputed, it is for the courts to decide at the outset whether an agreement was reached”
holding that “where a party attacks the very existence of an agreement, as opposed to its continued validity or enforcement, the courts must first resolve that dispute”
reserving issue of contract formation to court, not arbitrator, when less than all of the parties signed agreement
stating the court must resolve an attack to \the very existence of an agreement\ where a party claims that not all parties signed the agreement containing the arbitration provision

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Judges: Jolly, Higginbotham, Stewart

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