Legal Opinion
Saffrhan v. Buck Steber, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided December 23, 1975No. Civ. A. No. 75-2464PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, District Judge:
The defendant Murphy Pacific Marine Salvage Co. (Murphy Pacific) has moved to dismiss the complaint against it for lack of personal jurisdiction. The facts are as follows: Murphy Pacific telephoned Buck Steber at its Louisiana office, to get an estimate on diving costs to use in a bid for the Suez Canal clearance job for the Navy. Murphy Pacific got the job, and Buck Steber went to California to present a bid for the diving subcontract. A written *32contract was prepared in California and mailed to Louisiana; Buck Steber signed it in Louisiana and then mailed it…
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