Legal Opinion
Electrical and Magneto Service Co. Inc., a Missouri Corporation v. Ambac International Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1991No. 90-2798PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Electrical and Magneto Service Company, Incorporated (“EMS”) appeals the district court’s entry of summary judgment. We reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
In April 1984, United Technical Diesel Systems (“United”) entered a franchise agreement with EMS. EMS distributed diesel equipment manufactured by United. The agreement contained a clause stating that the contract was to be “construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State in which the Company’s principal office is located.” The agreement defined “the Company” as United, whose principal office was…
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