Opinion ID: 1859809
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: whether jones county was the proper venue for this action

Text: ¶ 18. Lastly, Frierson believes that the case should have been tried in Pearl River County, where Frierson and her property can be found. Paragraph seventeen of the contract provides that any claims arising out of or under this agreement shall be filed and maintained in a court located in Jones County ... [and] Lessor hereby waives any objection with regard to venue ... We have held that parties may waive their assertion of proper venue. Lowrey v. Will of Smith, 543 So.2d 1155, 1158-59 (Miss.1989). Recently, this Court noted that forum selection clauses in contracts are legal and enforceable in this state. Tel-Com Management, Inc. v. Waveland Resort Inns, Inc., 782 So.2d 149, 153 (Miss.2001). Again, the language of the contract speaks for itself. On remand, venue is proper in the Chancery Court of Jones County.