Legal Opinion
Mary Jean Prejean v. Sonatrach, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1981No. 79-3356PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
The widows in this diversity suit for wrongful death appeal from the district court order dismissing all three defendants for lack of personal jurisdiction. This Court affirms in part and in part reverses and remands the dismissal.
The two decedents 1 were employed by a Dallas engineering firm that allegedly entered into a contract with defendant Sona-trach, Inc., the Algerian national oil company, to provide technical assistance. While allegedly performing duties in Algeria pursuant to this contract, an airplane manufactured by defendant Beech Aircraft…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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