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haleyc112

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In BancorpSouth Bank v. Hazelwood Logistics Center, where the bank sued Hazelwood and its owners for payment, the defendants claimed the federal district court did not have jurisdiction because of a lack of diversity of citizenship. The appeals court held that:
 a. the district court was correct in not dismissing the suit because state law allows parties to agree to apermissive forum selection clause.
 b. the district court was incorrect in dismissing the claim because state law did not allow verbal adjustment of contracts
  c. the district court was correct in dismissing the claim because state law did not allow verbal adjustment of contracts
  d. none of the other choices are correct

Question 2

The general conflict-of-law rule for tort cases is that:
 a. the law of the place where the defendant's attorney lives applies b. the law of the place where the defendant lives applies
  c. the law of the place where the plaintiff lives applies d. the court may decide what law to apply
  e. none of the other choices are correct



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Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

e



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