Legal Opinion · Concurrence

Kloss v. Edward D. Jones & Co.

Montana Supreme Court

Decided June 13, 2002No. 00-507Published

1ConcurrenceJustice Nelson

specially concurs.

¶48 I concur in our Opinion. However, as mentioned briefly at ¶¶ 21, 27 and 36 of our Opinion and at ¶ 47 of Justice Leaphart’s concurrence, there is an additional rationale supporting our decision in this case-i.e., whether Kloss effectively waived her rights to a trial by jury and to access to the courts1 by executing Jones’s 1992 and 1998 *138standard-form contracts. As far as I can determine, this is an issue of first impression in Montana.2 It is my intention to develop this rationale further.

¶49 Certainly, any person has the right to enter into an agreement which includes…

2Cases cited47 opinions

  1. Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Southland Corp. v. KeatingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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