Legal Opinion
Colonial Leasing Co. of New England, Inc. v. Pugh Bros. Garage
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1984No. Nos. 83-4033 to 83-4035PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
These three cases were consolidated for appeal. In each case, Colonial Leasing Company of h{ew England, Inc. (Colonial) filed a complaint for breach of a leasing agreement against a lessee in another state. In each case, Colonial asserted personal jurisdiction over the defendant on the basis of a forum selection clause which was part of Colonial’s standard form lease agreement. The district court dismissed all three actions for lack of personal jurisdiction on the ground that it would be unfair and unreasonable to enforce the forum selection clause under the facts of…
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