Legal Opinion
Lakeside Bridge & Steel Co. v. Mountain State Construction Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 8, 1979No. 78-1614PublishedCited by 206 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TONE, Circuit Judge.
The issue we find decisive in this contract case is whether the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment allows Wisconsin to assert personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporation that has conducted no activities in Wisconsin. We hold that Wisconsin lacks jurisdiction and reverse the judgment entered in favor of plaintiff by the district court.
Plaintiff, Lakeside Bridge & Steel Company, is a Wisconsin corporation with its principal place of business in Milwaukee. Defendant, Mountain State Construction Company, is a West Virginia corporation with its principal…
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