Legal Opinion
Scott Turnock v. Arthur Cope, James Jones and George Auchterloine
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 10, 1987No. 86-2433PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
Scott Turnock filed a diversity action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, naming three Michigan residents as defendants. The district court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2), finding that it did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendants. We affirm.
I
Turnock has the burden of providing sufficient evidence to establish a prima facie case of personal jurisdiction. The allegations in his complaint are to be taken as true unless controverted by the defendants’ affidavits; and any conflicts…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gray v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1961
- Nelson v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
- O'Hare International Bank, a National Banking Association v. Berlon E. HamptonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Cook Associates, Inc. v. Lexington United Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
- Green v. Advance Ross Electronics Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by104 opinions
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- Nucor Corporation v. Aceros Y Maquilas De Occidente, S.A. De C.V.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Dorothy A. Wilson and Louis P. Wilson v. Humphreys (Cayman) Limited, a Corporation, and Holiday Inns, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Fmc Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Victoria Varonos, Cross-Appellee v. Continental Illinois National Bank, Garnishee-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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