Cirlot Agency, Inc. v. Sunny Delight Beverage Co.

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. This appeal by The Cirlot Agency, Inc. (“Cirlot”) arises from the Rankin County Circuit Court’s grant of Sunny Delight Beverage Company’s (“Sunny Delight”) motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. On appeal, Cirlot argues: (1) under the Mississippi long-arm statute, the circuit court had personal jurisdiction over Sunny Delight because Cir-lot entered into a contract with Sunny Delight to be performed in whole or in part in Mississippi; and (2) the exercise of personal jurisdiction over Sunny Delight does not violate the Due Process Clause of the…