Legal Opinion
Plant Food Co-op v. Wolfkill Feed & Fertilizer Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 30, 1980No. Nos. 78-2481, 78-2482PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:
INTRODUCTION
This case involves the constitutional limits of the reach of Montana’s long-arm jurisdiction. Appellant attacks the summary judgments entered against it as void for lack of personal jurisdiction. We find that appellant’s purposeful contacts with Montana were sufficient to support the district court’s exercise of personal jurisdiction. We affirm.
FACTS
Plant Food Co-op (Plant Food) is a fertilizer dealer in Edgar, Montana. Plant Food ordered four rail car loads of ammonium nitrate fertilizer (called “34-0-0” in the industry) from Wolfkill Feed & Fertilizer Corp.…
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