Legal Opinion
John Michael Pickens v. Richard and Patricia Hess
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 10, 1978No. 76-2098PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Circuit Judge.
The question in this case is whether the defendants were subject to the in personam jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. That court held that the acts of the defendants in relation to the subject of the law suit were “not substantial enough in the State of Tennessee to make the exercise of jurisdiction under the circumstances reasonable.” We affirm the district court’s dismissal of the action.
The plaintiff is a building contractor in Memphis, Tennessee, who entered into a contract to construct a residence for the…
2Cases cited15 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
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Shaffer v. HeitnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by34 opinions
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