Legal Opinion
Jim Fox Enterprises, Inc. v. Air France
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1981No. 81-1209PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
Jim Fox Enterprises, Inc. (Fox), a Texas Corporation, filed this suit sounding in breach of warranty against Air France, a foreign corporation. Jurisdiction rests on diversity of citizenship of the parties. The plaintiff seeks to establish personal jurisdiction over the defendant by coupling the provisions of Rule 4(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 1 and the Texas Long-arm authority, article 2031b of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes. The District Court granted Air France’s motion to dismiss for want of personal jurisdiction because of inadequate service…
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