Lawrence Washington v. Norton Manufacturing, Inc., Abc Corporation

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

This case involves (1) the validity of a service of process upon the defendant corporation’s sole resident Mississippi employee and (2) whether the District Court had jurisdiction over the defendant on the ground that the corporation was “doing business” within the State of Mississippi.

The facts of the case, insofar as they are relevant to the issues presented, may be briefly recited. Plaintiff Washington is a Louisiana resident and citizen. He worked for some five years for Avondale Shipyards, Inc. as the operator of a grinding or sanding machine, which was equipped…