Papendick v. Robert Bosch GmbH

HERRMANN, Chief Justice:

In this breach of contract action to recover a finder’s fee for the acquisition of certain shares of stock, the Superior Court dismissed the plaintiff’s action on the ground that, under Shaffer v. Heitner, 433 U.S. 186, 97 S.Ct. 2569, 53 L.Ed.2d 683 (1977), the defendant, Robert Bosch GmbH (hereinafter “RB”), lacked the “minimum contacts” necessary for the courts of this State to assert jurisdiction over it or its property in this State. Papendick v. Bosch, Del.Super., 389 A.2d 1315 (1979). We disagree and reverse.

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The plaintiff, Helmut A. Papendick, has been a…