Jack Dennis, Jr. and Snake River Fishing Trips, Inc. v. Jack Dennis Sports, Inc., 2011 WY 96

Summary

The Wyoming Supreme Court dismissed an appeal from district court orders compelling arbitration and overruling objections to that order. The court held that an order compelling arbitration was not appealable under W.R.A.P. 1.05, Wyoming's Uniform Arbitration Act, or the Federal Arbitration Act because it did not determine the action and was not among the orders authorized for appeal. The court therefore dismissed the appeal.

Holdings

1. An order compelling arbitration is not an appealable order under W.R.A.P. 1.05 because it does not determine the action under subsection (a), and the underlying contract dispute is not a special proceeding under subsection (b).
2. Wyoming's Uniform Arbitration Act does not authorize an appeal from an order compelling arbitration.
3. The district court's order overruling and denying relief regarding the defendants' objections to the order compelling arbitration is also not appealable.

Questions Presented

1. Whether a district court order compelling arbitration is an appealable order under W.R.A.P. 1.05.
2. Whether Wyoming's Uniform Arbitration Act authorizes an appeal from an order compelling arbitration.
3. Whether the district court's order overruling objections to the order compelling arbitration is appealable.

Disposition

dismissed