Legal Opinion
Smith v. Dainichi Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd.
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided February 23, 1988No. Civ. A. A-87-CA-275PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
WALTER S. SMITH, Jr., District Judge.
In this diversity action, Defendants Dainichi Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd., Dainichi Machinery, Inc., and Machinery Sales Co., Inc. move the Court to dismiss the Plaintiffs’ cause-of-action against them for lack of personal jurisdiction. They argue, inter alia, failure of the Plaintiffs to effect proper service of process, lack of jurisdiction pursuant to the Texas Long Arm Statute, and lack of jurisdiction under the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution.
Facts
On April 16, 1985, Plaintiff Edwin Smith suffered injuries to his face when the…
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