Legal Opinion
Dotterweich v. Yamaha International Corp.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided June 29, 1976No. 4-73 Civ. 572PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ALSOP, District Judge.
Plaintiff was injured when the track of his snowmobile became disconnected from the snowmobile and struck him in the leg. Plaintiff initiated an action against the corporations that manufactured the track and the snowmobile, both from Japan, and the California corporation that distributes the snowmobiles in the United States. The issue before the court is whether this court may exercise in personam jurisdiction over the Japanese corporations pursuant to the Minnesota “single act” long-arm statute, Minn.Stat. § 303.13 Subd. 1(3).
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2Cases cited32 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Gray v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1961
- Arthur H. Aftanase v. Economy Baler Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Afram Export Corporation, a Wisconsin Corporation v. Metallurgiki Halyps, S.A., a Foreign CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Sosinsky v. GrantCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
- Volkswagenwerk, A. G. v. Klippan, GmbHAlaska Supreme Court · 1980
- Hicks v. Kawasaki Heavy IndustriesDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1978
- Waters v. Deutz Corp.Superior Court of Delaware · 1983
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