Legal Opinion
Branch Bank & Trust Ex Rel. Estates of Coyle v. Engine Components, Inc.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided May 9, 2005No. Civ.A. 2:04-0981Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
FABER, Chief Judge.
Pending before this court is third-party defendant Paul Fournet Air Service, Inc.’s (“Paul Fournet”) motion to dismiss (Doc. No. 63). Paul Fournet avers that Engine Components, Inc., cannot establish sufficient contacts between Paul Fournet and West Virginia to create personal jurisdiction. For the reasons outlined below, this court grants Paul Fournet’s motion.
I. Legal Framework — Personal Jurisdiction
When a court’s personal jurisdiction is properly challenged by a Rule 12(b)(2) motion, the jurisdictional question is one for the judge, with the…
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