Legal Opinion
Bankhead Enterprises, Inc., D/B/A Bankhead Railway Engineering, and Bankhead Railway Welding v. Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1981No. 80-7483PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VANCE, Circuit Judge:
The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether the district court was correct in dismissing appellant’s action for lack of personal jurisdiction. Because we conclude that Georgia law and the due process clause of the Constitution permit the exercise of jurisdiction over the Norfolk and Western Railway Company, we reverse and remand to the district court.
Appellant, Bankhead Enterprises, Inc., is a Georgia corporation which has its principal office and place of doing business within the Northern District of Georgia. Appellee Norfolk and Western Railway is a Virginia…
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