Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Arbitration
Plaintiff filed civil complaint against several defendants based on his purchase of a vehicle. Court properly granted dealership's motion to compel arbitration, after finding that Plaintiff signed arbitration agreement as part of his vehicle purchase.Section 2(a) of the Uniform Arbitration Act calls for only a summary determination of the issues, and does not require an evidentiary hearing. Hearing on motion to compel arbitration was sufficient. Court's factual finding that Plaintiff signed arbitration agreement was a substantive determination of whether it was valid and whether it was forged.Court did not abuse its discreiton in granting motion to compel.(HOLDRIDGE, concurring; McDADE, dissenting.)