Legal Opinion · Dissent
In Re GNC Franchising, Inc.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 15, 2000No. 99-1134PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1DissentJustice Hecht
By denying this petition for mandamus and the petition for mandamus in In re Kennedy Funding, Inc., 1 the Court refuses to enforce valid contractual forum-selection clauses. I would grant the petition in this case and direct the district court to enforce the clauses. I would request full briefing in Kennedy Funding and consolidate it with this case. From the Court’s summary denial of both petitions I respectfully dissent.
GNC Franchising, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation with its principal office in Pittsburgh, franchised four Texas residents, James E. English, Nasir S. Malik, and Jeffery and…
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- Coastal Steel Corp. v. Tilghman Wheelabrator Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
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