Legal Opinion
Fidelak v. Holmes European Motors, L.L.C.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 10, 2013No. 2013-C-0691PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVictory, J.
bWe granted this writ application to determine the enforceability of a forum selection clause. After reviewing the record and the applicable law, we reverse the judgments of the lower courts and hold that this forum selection clause is not enforceable because a third party defendant may not object to venue where the principal action has been instituted in the proper venue.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Benjamin and Keri Fidelak filed a petition for damages in Caddo Parish district court, a court of proper venue, against Foreign & Classic Auto Centre, Inc. (“Foreign & Classic”), a small,…
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