Legal Opinion
Francosteel Corporation, Unimetal-Normandy v. M/v Charm, Her Engines, Boilers, Tackle, Furniture, Apparel, Etc., in Rem, P/r Tiki, Mortensen & Lange
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 22, 1994No. 93-8957PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
Appellants-plaintiffs Francosteel Corporation (“Francosteel”) and Unimetal-Norman-die (“Unimetal”) appeal the district court’s judgment of dismissal of their lawsuit for lack of in personam jurisdiction over appel-lees-defendants M/V Charm (“the Charm”), P/R Tiki (“Tiki”), and Mortensen & Lange (“Mortensen”).
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Francosteel is a corporation organized under the laws of New York with its principal place of business in New York City. Unime-tal is a French corporation with its principal place of business in Caen, France. Franco-steel purchased a quantity of…
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