Legal Opinion
Murdock v. Volvo of America Corporation
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided September 22, 1975No. CA 3-74-998-CPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WILLIAM M. TAYLOR, Jr., Chief Judge.
The defendant’s motion to dismiss presents the issue of whether the defendant foreign-corporation is without the ever-expanding grasp of the Texas “Long-Arm” Statute. 1
The plaintiffs’ diversity action sounds in products liability and arises from a 1974 Louisiana automobile collision involving a Volvo automobile manufactured by Volvo Aktiebolaget (Volvo) and marketed in the United States by Volvo’s wholly-owned American subsidiary Volvo of America Corporation (VAC). Plaintiffs allege that the Volvo automobile in question was purchased in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cannon Manufacturing Co. v. Cudahy Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Product Promotions, Inc. v. Jacques Y. CousteauCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Jetco Electronic Industries, Inc. v. GardinerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Atwood Hatcheries v. Heisdorf & Nelson FarmsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Jerome J. Berger v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Hargrave v. Fibreboard Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Preussag Aktiengesellschaft v. Coleman, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000
- 3-D Electric Co. v. Barnett Construction Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1986
- Energy Reserves Group, Inc. v. Superior Oil Co.District Court, D. Kansas · 1978
- Dunn v. A/S EM. Z. SVITZERDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1995
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