Legal Opinion
Boland v. George S. May International Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 7, 2012No. 11-P-1300PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAgnes, J.
The parties entered into a contract for management services that contained a forum selection clause by which they agreed “that jurisdiction shall vest in the State of Illinois.” Although Massachusetts law regards such contractual terms as presumptively valid and enforceable, see Jacobson v. Mailboxes Etc. U.S.A., Inc., 419 Mass. 572, 574-575 (1995) (“We accept *818the modem view that fomm selection clauses are to be enforced if it is fair and reasonable to do so”), the fomm selection clause in this case was of the permissive and not the exclusive variety. It permitted, but did not require, the…
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