Case Title: Preferred Capital, Inc. v. Wheaton Trenching, Inc.

Citation: 2007-Ohio-518

Docket Number: 20060912

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2007-02-21T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Cite as Preferred Capital, Inc. v. Wheaton Trenching, Inc., 112 Ohio St.3d 505, 2007-Ohio-
518.] 
 
 
 
PREFERRED CAPITAL, INC., APPELLEE, v. WHEATON  
TRENCHING, INC., APPELLANT. 
[Cite as Preferred Capital, Inc. v. Wheaton Trenching, Inc.,  
112 Ohio St.3d 505, 2007-Ohio-518.] 
Floating forum-selection clause — Court of appeals’ judgment reversed on the 
authority of Preferred Capital, Inc. v. Power Engineering Group, Inc., and 
cause remanded to trial court to enter an order of dismissal. 
(No. 2006-0912 — Submitted January 24, 2007 — Decided February 21, 2007.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Summit County,  
No. 22995, 2006-Ohio-1554. 
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{¶ 1} The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed on the authority of 
Preferred Capital, Inc. v. Power Engineering Group, Inc., 112 Ohio St.3d 429, 
2007-Ohio-257, 860 N.E.2d 741, and the cause is remanded to the trial court with 
instructions to enter an order of dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction. 
 
MOYER, C.J., PFEIFER, O’CONNOR and O’DONNELL, JJ., concur. 
 
LUNDBERG STRATTON and LANZINGER, JJ., dissent. 
 
CUPP, J., not participating. 
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LUNDBERG STRATTON, J., dissenting. 
{¶ 2} I respectfully dissent based on the reasoning set forth in my 
dissenting opinion in Preferred Capital, Inc. v. Power Engineering Group, Inc., 
112 Ohio St.3d 429, 2007-Ohio-257, 860 N.E.2d 741. 
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SUPREME COURT OF OHIO 
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Roderick Linton, L.L.P., Tamara A. O’Brien, and Jason E. Hickman, for 
appellee. 
 
Mark S. Shearer, for appellant. 
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