Legal Opinion
Matias Aviles v. Donald Kunkle, D/b/a, Kunkle Farms, and Richard Kunkle
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 27, 1992No. 91-2741PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Per curiam
In this case, defendants Donald and Richard Kunkle appeal the judgment of the district court, 765 F.Supp. 358 (S.D.Tex. 1991), challenging inter alia the court’s exercise of specific personal jurisdiction over them. Finding that the district court lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendants, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand with instructions to dismiss.
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Members of three families of migrant farm workers filed suit in federal district court in Texas against farmers Donald and Richard Kunkle, d/b/a Kunkle Farms; their father, Elmer Kunkle; and Carlos Felix, their…
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