Legal Opinion
Leasewell, Ltd. v. Jake Shelton Ford, Inc.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided September 28, 1976No. Civ. A. 76-0061-HPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
HADEN, District Judge.
The Plaintiff, Leasewell, Ltd., a corporation with its principal place of business in New York, entered into a contract with the Defendant, Jake Shelton Ford, Inc., a corporation with its principal place of business in West Virginia, under which the Plaintiff agreed to lease to the Defendant certain items of automotive repair equipment. It is undisputed that the lease was executed and was to be performed in West Virginia. The lease contained the following provision:
“22. STIPULATION THAT AGREEMENT IS A LEASE UNDER NEW YORK LAW; VENUE OF LITIGATION; SERVICE…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Milliken v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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