Legal Opinion
Abadou v. Trad
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 1981No. 4791PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
The only issue presented is a narrow one: the validity and effect of a contractual choice-of-forum clause designating Lebanon’s courts as the exclusive forum for the resolution of disputes arising from the parties’ contract. 1
At the time of the contract, entered into at Beirut in 1974, appellant Abadou was a French national and appellee Trad was a Lebanese citizen. Both resided in Beirut. Abadou has subsequently become a resident of the United States. The contract concerned the parties’ joint ownership of lands purchased in Alaska and in the State of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Arctic Contractors, Inc. v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
- Deeb, Incorporated v. BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OF COLUMBIA CTY.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
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