Ratliff v. Thompson

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

The only issue on appeal in this case is whether a non-resident of Arkansas, who contracted to buy Arkansas land, is subject to the personal jurisdiction of an Arkansas Court in a foreclosure suit on the land.

This lawsuit involves the sale of land located in Crittenden County, Arkansas. The appellant, M. E. Ratliff, signed a contract to buy the land in November, 1976; in March, 1977, the transaction was closed. However, the named purchaser when the deal was closed was not Ratliff, but the W. D. George Cotton Company, a company in which Ratliff owned half the stock.

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