Case Name: PRE-PAID LEGAL SERVICES, INC., Harlan C. Stonecipher, Brooks Werkheiser, Dyre Law Firm, PLLC and Arnold D. Dyre v. Joan BROWNLOW, et al.
Court: Mississippi Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Mississippi
Decision Date: 2004-06-10
Citations: 874 So. 2d 972
Docket Number: No. 2002-CA-02009-SCT
Parties: PRE-PAID LEGAL SERVICES, INC., Harlan C. Stonecipher, Brooks Werkheiser, Dyre Law Firm, PLLC and Arnold D. Dyre v. Joan BROWNLOW, et al.
Judges: Before WALLER, P.J., EASLEY and DICKINSON, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 874
Pages: 972–973

Head Matter:
PRE-PAID LEGAL SERVICES, INC., Harlan C. Stonecipher, Brooks Werkheiser, Dyre Law Firm, PLLC and Arnold D. Dyre v. Joan BROWNLOW, et al.
No. 2002-CA-02009-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
June 10, 2004.
Richard L. Jones, Robert L. Gibbs, Anne Clarke Sanders, Andrea La’Verne Ford Edney, Teselyn Afrique Melton, Brian Craig Kimball, John Benton Clark, Ernest G. Taylor, Shanda L. Lewis, C. Michael Ellingburg, Jackson, attorneys for appellants.
J. Brad Pigott, Jackson, J. Douglas Minor, Oxford, Barry W. Gilmer, Jackson, attorneys for appellees.
Before WALLER, P.J., EASLEY and DICKINSON, JJ.

Opinion:
WALLER, Presiding Justice, for the Court.
¶ 1. For the reasons stated in Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. v. Battle, 873 So.2d 79 (Miss.2004), we affirm the trial court's grant of partial summary judgment and declaratory judgment finding that the plaintiffs' claims are not subject to arbitration. In Battle, we determined that there was not a valid, binding arbitration agreement contained in the pre-paid legal expense agreement. We find that an average citizen would not realize that he or she is giving up his or her right to a trial by jury under the broad, general language contained in the pre-paid legal expense agreement. Therefore, we affirm the trial court's judgment and remand this case for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
¶ 2. AFFIRMED AND REMANDED.
SMITH, C.J., EASLEY, CARLSON, GRAVES AND DICKINSON, JJ., CONCUR. COBB, P.J., DISSENTS WITHOUT SEPARATE WRITTEN OPINION. DIAZ AND RANDOLPH, JJ., NOT PARTICIPATING.