Legal Opinion
Patricia Pedelahore, Wife Of/and Norman Pedelahore v. Astropark, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 28, 1984No. 83-3697PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Patricia Pedelahore, a Louisiana resident, was injured on a ride at Astroworld, an amusement park in Houston, Texas, owned and operated by Astropark, Inc., a Delaware corporation authorized to do business in Texas. Pedelahore and her husband invoked diversity jurisdiction and filed suit in the district court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Astropark challenged the court’s in personam jurisdiction. The district court found personal jurisdiction lacking and dismissed the suit. Concluding that the district court has personal jurisdiction over the Pedelahores’ claims…
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3Cited by51 opinions
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