Legal Opinion
Knipple v. Viking Communications, Ltd.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided April 16, 1996No. 15189PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBerdon, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation and a nonresident individual. The issue presented is whether the plaintiffs have satisfied the requirements of our long arm statutes.
In April, 1994, the plaintiffs, Michael and Stephanie Knipple, filed a five count complaint against the defendants, Viking Communications, Ltd. (Viking), and James McClelland, a sales director for Viking.1 Both Viking, *604a foreign corporation, and McClelland, a nonresident individual, were constructively served with process.2 Thereafter, the defendants…
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