Marcus Raichle, Jr. and The Maune Raichle Law Firm Missouri Cases

Marcus Raichle and the Maune Raichle Law Firm appealed the circuit court's denial of their motion to compel arbitration against the Estate of Neil J. Maune. The dispute arose from the distribution of life insurance proceeds after Neil Maune's death, with the Estate claiming the funds should have gone to a different entity. The Missouri Supreme Court vacated the circuit court's decision, holding that under Missouri's aggregate theory of partnerships, Maune and Raichle's individual signatures on the operating agreement bound their general partnership to arbitrate. The Court remanded the case with instructions for the circuit court to sustain the motion to compel arbitration, deferring questions of arbitration scope to the arbitrator.

Appellants Marcus Raichle, Jr. and The Maune Raichle Law Firm appealed the trial court's denial of their motion to compel arbitration and stay proceedings. The underlying dispute involved claims by the Estate of Neil J. Maune against MR Law regarding life insurance proceeds. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's judgment, holding that MR Law could not compel arbitration because it was not a party to the operating agreement containing the arbitration clause, and the exceptions for non-signatories did not apply.