Legal Opinion
Nelms v. Morgan Portable Building Corp.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided April 22, 1991No. 90-61PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
A. Glenn Vasser, Special Justice.
This is a choice of forum case in which the appellant, Roger Nelms (Nelms), sought to have his employment contract with the appellee, Morgan Portable Building Corporation (Morgan), declared void and unenforceable under the Wingo Act, Ark. Code Ann. §§ 4-27-104 and -105 (1987), and as being contrary to the public policy of the State of Arkansas. Morgan filed a motion to dismiss on the basis of ARCP Rules 12(b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), and (b)(6), contending that Nelms had consented to the jurisdiction of a Texas Court on all issues involving the employment contract…
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