Legal Opinion
Trillium USA, Inc. v. Board of County Commisioners
Utah Supreme Court
Decided December 7, 2001No. 20000264PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DURRANT, Justice.
T1 Trillium USA, Inc., filed an action against the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, for breach of contract. The trial court dismissed the suit, concluding that venue was not proper in Utah because, under Florida law, the action could only be pursued in Broward County, Florida. The trial court determined that Florida law governed based on (1) the parties' contractual choice of law provision, (2) a choice of law analysis, and (8) principles of comity. Further, the trial court ruled that even if Utah law governed the action, venue was still not proper in…
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