Opinion ID: 2494797
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Whether the movants met their initial evidentiary burden

Text: As the parties seeking to compel arbitration, Atelier Homes, Inc., and Wallace had the burden of proving the existence of a contract calling for arbitration and that the contract is a contract evidencing a transaction involving commerce. See Johnson, supra . As noted, the movants supported the motion to compel arbitration with, among other things, the affidavit of Adam Wallace, in which he testified that the Jenkinses entered into a contract provid[ing] that Atelier Custom Homes, L.L.C. would construct a residence [for the Jenkinses] (emphasis added); that the contract contains an arbitration clause providing that [a]ll disputes hereunder shall be resolved by binding arbitration; and that the transaction involved interstate commerce because, he said, [c]ertain goods, funds, and documents crossed state lines in connection with the performance of the contract. We conclude that the evidence presented by the movants was sufficient to meet their initial evidentiary burden in moving to compel arbitration.