Legal Opinion
Paper Express, Limited, an Illinois Corporation v. Pfankuch Maschinen Gmbh, a German Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 11, 1992No. 90-3589PublishedCited by 161 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Paper Express, Ltd., an Illinois company, appeals from the dismissal for want of proper venue of a breach of warranty action brought in the district court. The principal issue on appeal is whether the parties’ contract included a valid forum-selection clause providing for exclusive venue in Germany. We affirm.
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In late 1987, an employee of Paper Express traveled to Canada to discuss the possibility of purchasing copying equipment manufactured by Pfankuch Maschi-nen, a German company, with Loach Systems, Inc., a Pfankuch agent. 1 In March 1988, Paper Express negotiated to…
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