PAPER EXP., LTD. v. PFANKUCH MASCHINEN GmbH

No. 90-3589.

972 F.2d 753 (1992)

PAPER EXPRESS, LIMITED, an Illinois corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PFANKUCH MASCHINEN GmbH, a German corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 11, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James McConnell, Beverly L. Bailey (argued), Peter I. Mason, Thomas W. Flannigan, Freeborn & Peters, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael T. Brody, Jenner & Block, Chicago, Ill., Richard J. Sankovitz (argued), Bruce G. Arnold, Whyte & Hirschboeck, Milwaukee, Wis., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY and MANION, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Paper Express, Ltd., an Illinois company, appeals from the dismissal for want of proper venue of a breach of warranty action brought in the district court. The principal issue on appeal is whether the parties' contract included a valid forum-selection clause providing for exclusive venue in Germany. We affirm.

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