Jake Harold Bowman, Philip G. Griffin, A. Donald Brinton and Midland Industries, Inc. v. Curt G. Joa, Inc.

MARVIN JONES, Senior Judge:

This appeal concerns the jurisdiction of a Federal District Court over the person of a foreign corporation in a diversity action. The individual appellants are all residents of North Carolina and the corporate appellant is also located in that State, whereas the appellee is a Wisconsin corporation. In December 1963 appellants contracted for the purchase from appellee of a Cushion and Protective Pad Making Machine at a price of $153,500, f. o. b. appellee’s manufacturing plant in Wisconsin. When appellee allegedly failed to perform the contract, appellants filed suit…