Opinion ID: 1098117
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Heading Rank: 6

Heading: whether enforcement of the forum selection clause would violate the public policy of mississippi.

Text: ¶ 19. Waveland asserts that the enforcement of the forum selection clause in the contract would violate the public policy of Mississippi because it would violate Mississippi Code Ann. § 75-1-105 (1972). This section provides that Mississippi law shall always govern the rights and duties of the parties with regard to matters involving disclaimers of implied warranties of merchantability or fitness, limitations of remedies for breaches of implied warranties of merchantability or fitness, or the necessity of privity of contract to maintain a civil action for breach of such warranties. Miss.Code Ann. § 75-1-105(1) (Supp.2000). Waveland argues that because Louisiana has not adopted these provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code, then it would violate the public policy of this state to enforce the forum selection clause. ¶ 20. The forum selection clause states that this agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the state of Louisiana. The very fact that Waveland assented to and agreed to sign a form contract printed by a Louisiana corporation should have put Waveland on notice that these implied warranties may not exist in this contract. Waveland made no objections to the contract as it was prepared by Tel-Com; and therefore, the forum selection clause should be enforced. If Waveland was concerned about whether the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted by this state would apply to any warranties that may be present in the contract, it had ample time and opportunity to object to these provisions not being included. This issue is without merit.