Polzin v. Appleway Equipment Leasing, Inc.

¶ 1 Appellant Appleway Equipment Leasing, Inc. (Appleway), appeals from the order of the Tenth Judicial District Court, Judith Basin County, denying its motion to dismiss on the basis of improper venue. We reverse.

¶2 We restate the issue on appeal as follows:

¶3 Did the District Court err by invalidating the forum selection clause of the parties’ agreement?

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

¶4 Appellee Perry Polzin (Polzin), a Montana resident, owns and operates the trucking business MP Livestock Trust, located in Stanford, Judith Basin County, Montana. Polzin often enters into lease-purchase…