Opinion ID: 1355347
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Heading: Appealability of Denial of Motion to Compel Arbitration.

Text: The question of whether Triarch's motion to compel arbitration should have been granted is one of law, to be decided by this Court de novo. Dunn Indus. Group, Inc. v. City of Sugar Creek, 112 S.W.3d 421, 428 (Mo. banc 2003), citing, Drake Bakeries, Inc. v. Local 50, 370 U.S. 254, 256, 82 S.Ct. 1346, 8 L.Ed.2d 474 (1962). The Federal Arbitration Act (the FAA) requires courts to enforce a valid contractual agreement to arbitrate if it is contained in a contract that comes within the FAA's purview. 9 U.S.C. sec. 2 (1999). [1] The FAA also provides that an order denying a motion to compel arbitration under such a contract is subject to immediate appellate review. 9 U.S.C. sec. 16(a)(1)(B). There is no dispute that the contract between Triarch and Crabtree is governed by the FAA, or that Triarch was entitled to appeal the trial court's denial of its motion to compel arbitration. [2]