Legal Opinion
Karl Koch Erecting Co. v. New York Convention Center Development Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 3, 1988No. Nos. 23, 24, Dockets 87-7306, 87-7308PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
These appeals concern the meaning and validity of a forum-selection clause. The New York Convention Center Development Corporation (“NYCCDC”), a public benefit corporation organized to develop the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, brought a suit against a contractor working on the Center, Karl Koch Erecting Co., Inc. (“Koch”), in state court. Koch then brought a diversity action against NYCCDC in the Southern District and removed NYCCDC’s state suit to that court. On NYCCDC’s motion to dismiss the former action and remand the latter, Judge Sweet held…
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