CARTER OIL COMPANY, INC. v. Apex Towing Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROY, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is defendant Apex Towing Company’s motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction. A hearing was held at which testimony was presented on the issue of jurisdiction; thereafter, the parties were afforded the opportunity to supplement the record, if desired, with additional depositions, affidavits and certified maps of the Mississippi River. Post-hearing briefs, an additional affidavit, and certified maps have been submitted and the matter is now ready for decision.

The instant lawsuit arose from the charter of two…