Legal Opinion
Servewell Plumbing, LLC v. Federal Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 2, 2006No. 05-1548PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Servewell Plumbing, LLC appeals the dismissal of its claim against Federal Insurance Company as surety on a labor and material payment bond issued to Summit Contractors, Inc. The district court 1 dismissed the claim for improper venue based on a forum selection clause in the contract between Summit and Servewell, which required any claim against Summit or Federal, as Summit’s bonding company, to be brought in Duval County, Florida. On appeal, Servewell argues that the dismissal of its claim was error because the forum selection clause was unenforceable. For the…
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