COLONIAL LEASING CO. OF NEW ENGLAND v. BEST

Civ. No. 82-549.

552 F.Supp. 605 (1982)

COLONIAL LEASING COMPANY OF NEW ENGLAND, INC., a Massachusetts corporation, dba Colonial-Pacific Leasing Company, Plaintiff, v. Harold BEST, individual, and H.B. Best, Inc., dba Harold's Service Center, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Oregon.

October 28, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Huegli, Charles R. Markley, Schwabe, Williamson, Wyatt, Moore & Roberts, Portland, Or., for plaintiff.

Charles P. Starkey, Weiss, Derr & DesCamp, Portland, Or., for defendant.


OPINION

REDDEN, Judge:

The plaintiff is the lessor of certain equipment to an automobile mechanic in St. Louis, Missouri and sues in Oregon for the deficiency allegedly owing on the lease. The lease contains a clause by which the defendant lessee purportedly consents to Oregon jurisdiction in any suit on the lease. That clause reads as follows:

22. CHOICE OF LAW. Choice of Laws. This Lease shall be considered...

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