Legal Opinion
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, a Delaware Corporation v. Nippon Carbide Industries Co., Inc., a Japanese Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 11, 1995No. 94-3284PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.
The District Court dismissed a breach-of-contract action brought by Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. (3M) against Nippon Carbide Industries Co., Inc. (NCI), after finding that NCI did not have the necessary minimum contacts with Minnesota to support personal jurisdiction. For reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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