Fields v. Playboy Club of Lake Geneva, Inc.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtHeffernan, J.
The order appealed from had the effect of finding that the Audi NSU Auto Union, A. G., hereinafter Audi, was amenable to the jurisdiction of the courts of Wisconsin and that jurisdiction was obtained over Audi by the proper service of summons. Audi appeals from the order, claiming that, because of lack of sufficient contacts with this state and because the parties on which service was attempted were not Audi’s agents, jurisdiction was not obtained. While we conclude that there were sufficient contacts to make Audi amenable to the jurisdiction of the Wisconsin courts, we conclude that service…
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