Legal Opinion

JC DUKE & ASSOCIATES GENERAL CONTRACTORS, INC. v. West

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 14, 2008No. 1051732PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The plaintiff, J.C. Duke Associates General Contractors, Inc., appeals from the trial court's dismissal of one of the defendants, Myrita West, on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction. We reverse and remand.

Facts and Procedural History

On November 18, 2003, J.C. Duke sued Clements-West Construction, Inc., and Terry Clements, the president of Clements-West. J.C. Duke alleged that in operating as the general contractor renovating a high school in Mobile County, it had entered into a contract with Clements-West to lay the concrete block and brick for the project. J.C. Duke claimed that it…

2Cases cited17 opinions

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3Cited by21 opinions

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