Legal Opinion
Sub-Zero Freezer Co. v. R.J. Clarkson Co.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided November 15, 1990No. 89-2236PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGartzke, P.J.
R.J. Clarkson Company, Inc., a South Carolina corporation, appeals from a judgment awarding $98,316.56 to Sub-Zero Freezer Company, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, on its claim against Clarkson for breach of a settlement agreement. Clarkson argues, on statutory and due process grounds, that Wisconsin courts lack personal jurisdiction over it concerning disputes between it and Sub-Zero. We disagree and affirm.
Wisconsin's long-arm statute, sec. 801.05, Stats., provides in relevant part:
A court of this state having jurisdiction of the subject matter has jurisdiction over a person . . . under any…
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