Legal Opinion
Morris v. Barkbuster, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 9, 1991No. 89-5261PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a product liability suit. Federal subject matter jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. Plaintiff David Morris appeals from the order of the District Court1 granting the motion of defendants F.W. and Associates, Inc. (FWA), Fred W. Wagenhals, and Ed Fochtman, Jr. for dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction. We affirm.
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FWA is an Ohio corporation with its principal place of business in Arizona.2 From 1976 to 1978 FWA developed and marketed a log splitter powered by tractor power takeoff. This log splitter was sold under the trade name Barkbuster…
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