Shanferoke Coal & Supply Corp. v. Westchester Service Corp., 293 U.S. 449 (1935)

Shanferoke Coal & Supply Corp. v. Westchester Service Corp., 293 U.S. 449 (1935) #

One Line Summary: power to grant a stay is not conditioned on power to compel arbitration. Existence of arbitration agreement is an equitable defense.

Court Opinion (Court Listener)
Majority Author: Louis Dembitz Brandeis (9-0 unanimous)

Pull quote (From Majority)

We think the Court of Appeals was clearly right in concluding that there is no reason to imply that the power to grant a stay is conditioned upon the existence of power to compel arbitration in accordance with § 4 of the Act.