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Case Problem Analysis: Practical Contracts

In $2017,$ Seattle Forestry began contract negotiations with FurnitureCo to supply lumber needs for the $2019$ and $2020$ calendar years. Just before the final contract was finalized, the parties added handwritten language into the standard 'boilerplate' provisions of the contract and signed their respective initials. The new handwritten clause stated: "All disputes arising under this contract will be resolved in Seattle, Washington and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of Washington."

In $2018,$ FurnitureCo moved its operations to Michigan. Subsequently, a contract dispute arose between the two companies. Seattle Forestrv