Legal Opinion
Farmland Industries, Inc. v. Frazier-Parrott Commodities, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1986No. Nos. 86-1849, 86-1910PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendants appeal the district court’s1 order refusing to enforce the forum selection clause in a contract Heinold Commodities, Inc. had with plaintiff. The district court held that the suit was broader than that contemplated by the forum selection clause and refused to dismiss the case. For the reasons stated below we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Farmland Industries, Inc. (Farmland) is an agricultural cooperative corporation. Defendants are Heinold Commodities, Inc. and Frazier-Parrott Commodities, Inc., commodities brokerage firms; DeKalb AgResearch,…
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