Legal Opinion
Vermont Wholesale Building Products, Inc. v. J.W. Jones Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 21, 2006No. 2006-144PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDuggan, J.
The defendant, J.W. Jones Lumber Company, Inc. (Jones Lumber), appeals an order of the Superior Court (Vaughan, J.) denying its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. We vacate and remand.
The issue presented is whether awareness by a nonresident manufacturer that its product was sold to a distributor in Vermont and would reach New Hampshire in the stream of commerce constitutes “minimum contacts” such that the exercise of jurisdiction “does not offend traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice.” Int'l Shoe Co. v. Washington, 326 U.S. 310, 316 (1945) (quotations…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Solano Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Jay A. Pritzker v. Bob YariCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Beverly Lesnick, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Stanley S. Lesnick v. Hollingsworth & Vose Co., and Lorillard, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Hemenway v. HemenwaySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2010
- State v. North Atlantic Refining LimitedSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2010
- Nordica USA Corp. v. Ole SorensenDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2007
- Fellows v. ColburnSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2011
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