Legal Opinion
Knutson v. Rexair, Inc.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided October 30, 1990No. Civ. 3-90-511PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DEVITT, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
In this diversity action based upon the Minnesota Franchise Act, Minn.Stat. § 80C.01 et seq., defendants Rexair, Inc. (“Rexair”), Thomas Lamb (“Lamb”), J.V. Sanders (“Sanders”), and Douglas Cunningham (“Cunningham”) move pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(3) to dismiss plaintiff Jonathon Knutson’s complaint for improper venue or, alternatively, to transfer the case to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404. Movants rely principally upon a contractual forum selection clause contained in a…
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