Legal Opinion

Turcheck v. Amerifund Financial, Inc

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided January 5, 2007No. Docket 269248PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Per curiam

Plaintiff appeals as of right the circuit court order dismissing her complaint without prejudice on the basis of a forum-selection clause in the parties’ contract. We affirm. This appeal is being decided without oral argument. MCR 7.214(E).

I. FACTS

Plaintiff was employed as a branch manager by defendant, a Washington corporation, pursuant to an employment contract. The contract contained both a choice-of-law provision and a forum-selection provision:

This agreement shall be subject to and governed by the laws of Washington, irrespective of the fact that a party is or may become a resident of a…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Quality Products and Concepts Co. v. Nagel Precision, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 2003
  3. Chrysler Corp. v. Skyline Industrial Services, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1995
  4. Middlebrooks v. Wayne CountyMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Voicelink Data Services, Inc. v. Datapulse, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1997

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3Cited by46 opinions

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