Legal Opinion
The Ealing Corporation v. Harrods Limited
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 16, 1986No. 85-1813PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Ealing Corporation (Ealing) appeals the dismissal of its combination contract/tort claim against defendant-appellee Harrods, Ltd. (Harrods) for “lack of jurisdiction over the person.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2). Ealing alleged that Harrods breached express and implied agreements governing a marketing venture between the two companies whereby a “pilot scheme” was set up for the catalog sale of Harrods’ merchandise in the United States. In addition, Ealing alleged that its business relationship with Harrods was premised upon Harrods’ false and misleading…
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