Waters v. Deutz Corp.

McNEILLY, Justice:

The question of law presented to us upon certification by the Superior Court arises from a product liability action brought by plaintiffs, Noland and Elsie R. Waters, against defendants, Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG (KHD) and Deutz Corporation (Deutz). As stated in the Order of this Court accepting certification dated June 30, 1983, the question of law is in essence a two-part question:(a) Whether 10 Del.C. § 3104(c) is to be construed as conferring in personam jurisdiction over KHD, a foreign manufacturing corporation, based on the activities within Delaware of Deutz, a…