Legal Opinion
Far West Capital, Inc. And Steamboat Development Corp. v. Dorothy A. Towne and Fleetwood Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 3, 1995No. 93-4149PublishedCited by 216 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENRY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Far West Capital, Inc. (FWC) 1 appeals a district court order denying personal jurisdiction in Utah over defendants Fleetwood Corporation and Dorothy Towne. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Ms. Towne is a Nevada resident who owns Nevada real property rich in geothermal resources. 2 Fleetwood is an Oregon corporation associated with Ms. Towne. FWC alleged the following events in its complaint. In 1988, FWC and defendants entered into what would be the first of three phases of negotiations regarding the development of Ms. Towne’s land. The parties initially discussed forming a…
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