Legal Opinion

Arguello v. Industrial Woodworking MacHine Co.

Utah Supreme Court

Decided September 21, 1992No. 910046PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Paul Arguello appeals from an order dismissing his complaint against Industrial Woodworking Machine Co. (“Industrial") for lack of personal jurisdiction. The issue presented is whether the trial court erred in holding that Industrial, a Texas company, lacked sufficient contacts with Utah to permit assertion of persona] jurisdiction over it. See Utah Code Ann. § 78-27-24. We affirm.

We first note the standard of review. Where a pretrial jurisdictional decision has been made on documentary evidence only, an appeal from that decision presents only legal questions that are…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  4. Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Solano Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by41 opinions

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