Legal Opinion
Gillis v. Clark Equipment Co.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 28, 1978PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANKS, Judge.
This case presents the issue of whether there is jurisdiction to adjudicate a claim against foreign corporations doing business in this state where the cause of action arises from activities unconnected with this state.
The complaint alleges plaintiffs are residents of Tennessee and plaintiff Gillis was injured while operating a fork-lift in the State of Massachusetts. The defendants are the owner and the manufacturer and seller of the fork-lift, and their negligence is alleged to be the proximate cause of plaintiffs’ damages.
Service of process was perfected upon the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- McDonald v. MabeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Harman v. Moore's Quality Snack Foods, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
- Four Seasons Gardening & Landscaping, Inc. v. CrouchCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
- Richardson v. Tennessee Assessment Appeals CommissionCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
- Mitchell v. White Motor Credit Corp.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1986
- Williams v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1981
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