Legal Opinion
Noel v. S. S. Kresge Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 8, 1982No. Nos. 80-3557, 80-3723PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Circuit Judge.
The appeal in No. 80-3557 challenges the personal jurisdiction of the district court over the third-party defendant, a Japanese trading company. The appeal of the defendant, S. S. Kresge Company, in No. 80-3723, takes issue with various trial and post-trial rulings of the district court. The appeals were consolidated for oral argument in this court.
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Many of the facts are undisputed. S. S. Kresge Company (hereafter K-Mart), a Michigan corporation, purchased 11,982 dozen six-inch “long-nose” pliers from Green-hill Kato & Co., Ltd. of Osaka, Japan (hereafter Greenhill).…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Piper Aircraft Co. v. ReynoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Herman Theunissen and Ann Theunissen v. Sid Matthews D/B/A Matthews Lumber TransferCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Charles Gendler & Co. v. Telecom Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
- Ellsworth v. Sherne Lingerie, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Rostad v. On-Deck, Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- Copiers Typewriters Calculators, Inc. v. Toshiba Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1983
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