Legal Opinion

Provence v. National Carriers, Inc.

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 21, 2010No. 09-636PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBERT L. BROWN, Associate Justice.

I, Appellants (Dewayne Provence; Car-line Provence; Charley Transportation, Inc.; Charley Leasing, LLC; Camel Logistics, Inc.; and Charley Logistics, Inc.) raise one issue in this appeal: whether venue is proper in Arkansas in light of forum-selection clauses in certain contracts with appellee National Carriers, Inc., which designate that the law of the state of Kansas will govern. We agree with the circuit court that the forum-selection clauses are enforceable, and we affirm the dismissal of appellants’ complaint without prejudice.

On November 18, 2008, the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. CardegnaSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Haynsworth v. the CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Blankenship v. USA Truck, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
  2. Orr v. HudsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2010
  3. Raydiant Technology, LLC v. Fly-N-Hog Media Group, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. Hatch v. Optum Services IncDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2022
  5. McGehee v. Wal-Mart Louisiana L L CDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2021

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