Legal Opinion · Dissent

Bellboy Seafood Corp. v. Kent Trading Corp.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided May 22, 1992No. C5-91-300Published

1DissentYetka, Justice

I respectfully dissent. The majority opinion mistakenly asserts that it would be unfair to sue appellant, Quality Fish, in Minnesota because it maintains no physical presence here. This assertion is conspicuously contrary to our own and the United States Supreme Court’s in personam jurisdiction precedents. Moreover, the majority offhandedly dismisses the lower courts’ de--cisions without any discussion of or regard for the test the majority allegedly applied to conclude that the trial court lacked personal jurisdiction over the nonresident appellant in this case. In my opinion, application of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Burger King Corp. v. RudzewiczSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  4. Dent-Air, Inc. v. Beech Mountain Air Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
  5. Hardrives, Inc. v. City of LaCrosse, Wis.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1976

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