Legal Opinion

Nora Swafford v. Dick Avakian

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 16, 1978No. 78-1803PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Per curiam

The sole question presented in this appeal is whether the district court was correct in dismissing appellant’s action for lack of personal jurisdiction.

Appellant alleges that she met appellee in California while she was living there and where a relationship developed with appel-lee who proposed marriage to her. Thereafter, appellant became disenchanted with the situation and moved to Georgia where her parents resided. She further alleges that after she arrived in Georgia appellee made phone calls and wrote letters expressing his love for appellant and asking appellant to marry him. Appellant…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  2. Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Coe & Payne Co. v. Wood-Mosaic Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  4. Shellenberger v. TannerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  5. Thorington v. CashCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Delong Equipment Company v. Washington Mills Abrasive Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  2. Gold Kist Inc. v. Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. Hayes v. IrwinDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1982
  4. National Egg Co. v. Bank Leumi Le-Israel B.M.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1980
  5. Lapeyrouse v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982

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