Legal Opinion

Moses v. Business Card Express, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 8, 1991No. 90-1496PublishedCited by 73 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIVELY, Senior Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns the reviewability and validity of forum selection and choice of law clauses in a franchise agreement. More specifically, the plaintiffs-appellants contend that a district court erroneously transferred the case to another district designated in the contractual forum selection clause. The clause was contained in a contract which the plaintiffs-appellants allege they signed in reliance on the defendants-appellees’ fraud, misrepresentation and deceit. In addition, they argue that the transferee court erred in granting summary judgment to the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  5. Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by73 opinions

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  2. Lloyd E. Williams, Jr. And Mildred A. Williams v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  3. Eric Scott Patterson v. Thomas B. Haskins, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  4. Security Watch, Inc. v. Sentinel Systems, Inc. American Telephone and Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  5. Carefirst of Maryland, Inc. v. Carefirst Urgent Care Center, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002

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