Hicks, a San Francisco company, orders from U.S. Electronics, a New York company, ten thousand electronic units. Hicks's order form provides that any dispute would be resolved by an arbitration panel located in San Francisco.
U.S. Electronics executes and delivers to Hicks its acknowledgment form accepting the order and containing the following provision: ‘‘All disputes will be resolved by the state courts of New York.''
A dispute arises concerning the workmanship of the parts, and Hicks wishes the case to be arbitrated in San Francisco. What would be the result?