Merriman v. Crompton Corp.

The opinion was delivered by

Luckert, J.:

Plaintiff Heath Merriman, a Kansas resident, appeals from the trial court and Court of Appeals’ determinations that Kansas courts could not exercise personal jurisdiction over foreign corporations which allegedly conspired to fix the price of chemicals used in the out-of-state manufacturing of two tires which Merriman purchased from a Kansas retailer. The plaintiff argues these rulings should be reversed because the lower courts failed to recognize general jurisdiction over the foreign corporations, erroneously applied the Kansas long arm statute, and…