Legal Opinion
Bryant Electric Company, Inc. v. City of Fredericksburg and Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 23, 1985No. 84-1137PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEEDEN, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff, Bryant Electric Company, Inc. (“Bryant”), appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granting the motions to dismiss filed by the respective defendants, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. (“Pirnie”) and the City of Fredericksburg (“City”). The district court dismissed Bryant’s claim against Pirnie for failure to state a cause of action. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). The district court declined to exercise jurisdiction over Bryant’s claim against the City because it enforced a forum selection clause in the contract between the…
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