Massachusetts Appeals Court· 3/20/1992

Chase Commercial Corp. v. Owen

Citations

588 N.E.2d 705
32 Mass. App. Ct. 248
1992 Mass. App. LEXIS 288

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holding that non-signatory guarantor was bound by jury trial waiver contained in loan and security agreements, though guarantee agreement contained no such waiver, where “the three documents were part of one transaction”
holding that a jury waiver clause in an adhesion contract was enforceable
holding that non-signatory guarantor was bound by jury trial waiver contained in loan and security agreements, though guarantee agreement contained no such waiver, where \the three documents were part of one transac- tion\
holding that non-signatory guarantor was bound by jury trial waiver contained in loan and security agreements, though guarantee agreement contained no such waiver, where \the three documents were part of one transac- tion\
stating that contractual jury trial waivers are enforceable as long as the waiver language is clear and legible
noting that majority of federal court cases invalidating contractual jury trial waivers have found “gross inequality in the bargaining positions of the parties”

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Judges: Brown, Fine, Ireland

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