BAAN, U.S.A. v. USA Truck, Inc.

John F. Stroud, Jr., Chief Justice.

The sole issue f in this case is whether the trial court erred in denying appellant’s motion to dismiss the case filed against it by appellee. The basis of the motion to dismiss was a forum-selection clause in the parties’ contract requiring them to litigate disputes in California. This is a question of law; therefore, on appellate review of such a case, we simply determine whether appellant was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Haase v. Starnes, 323 Ark. 263, 915 S.W.2d 675 (1996). We hold that the trial judge erred as a matter of law in not…