Legal Opinion
David H. Stuart and Richard A. Whitaker v. Richard G. Spademan
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1985No. 84-1634PublishedCited by 525 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity case filed in a Texas district court, the plaintiffs, residents of Texas, seek to recover damages for breach of contract from a nonresident. The defendant filed a Rule 12(b)(2) motion to dismiss challenging the court’s in personam jurisdiction. After a hearing on the motion, the district court dismissed the suit for want of personal jurisdiction over the defendant. The question presented is whether the defendant had sufficient contacts with Texas to support an exercise of personal jurisdiction over him. Because we agree with the district court’s…
2Cases cited63 opinions
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- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
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3Cited by525 opinions
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