Legal Opinion
Crescent International, Inc. v. Avatar Communities, Inc. And Smede International, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 29, 1988No. 87-1792PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
This case involves the validity and interpretation of a forum selection clause in an agreement under which appellant Crescent, a Pennsylvania based corporation, sold Florida real estate owned by appellee Avatar, a Florida corporation, in return for commissions. The agreement chose Florida law and provided that “any litigation upon any of [its] terms_shall be maintained” in a state or federal court in Miami, Florida.
Crescent, nevertheless, filed an action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging breach of the contract and…
3Cases cited11 opinions
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- Coastal Steel Corp. v. Tilghman Wheelabrator Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
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