Security Watch, Inc. v. Sentinel Systems, Inc. American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Security Watch, Inc. (“Security”), a dealer in security systems, brought this action in the Western District of Tennessee against Defendanb-Appellee Sentinel Systems, Inc. (“Sentinel”), its distributor, and Defendanb-Appellee American Telephone and Telegraph Company (“AT & T”), the manufacturer of the systems. Holding that the Tennessee forum was precluded under the pertinent dealer contracts, the district court dismissed the action. We AFFIRM IN PART and REVERSE IN PART. We conclude that the district court correctly held that a forum-selection…
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