Legal Opinion
Thomas W. Wilson v. David W. Belin and G. Robert Blakey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 9, 1994No. 93-1907PublishedCited by 467 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit' Judge:
The question presented in this case is whether a federal district court sitting in Texas has personal jurisdiction over two out-of-state defendants. In fact, none of the parties are Texas residents. The plaintiff, a Pennsylvania resident, filed this defamation suit in Texas state court against an Indiana resident and an Iowa resident. The genesis of this lawsuit is in a speech the plaintiff made in Dallas concerning the Kennedy assassination. A Dallas reporter telephoned the defendants in Indiana and Iowa, respectively, for a response to the speech. The reporter…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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