Legal Opinion

Southwest Offset, Inc. v. Hudco Publishing Co., Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 23, 1980No. 79-3071PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Per curiam

Southwest Offset, Inc. (“Southwest”), a Texas contract printer, appeals the dismissal for want of jurisdiction of its diversity suit on a series of contracts 1 against Hudco Publishing Company, Inc. (“Hudco”), an Alabama publisher of suburban telephone directories operating in Alabama and Mississippi only.

After we remanded for clarification of its findings of fact, the district court found, among other things, that Southwest, a Texas corporation, solicited Hudco’s business through Southwest’s sales representative in Alabama. After the initial order was placed with the sales representative,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. U-Anchor Advertising, Inc. v. BurtTexas Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Product Promotions, Inc. v. Jacques Y. CousteauCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

3Cited by68 opinions

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  3. Diamond Crystal Brands, Inc. v. Food Movers International Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
  4. Jones v. Petty-Ray Geophysical, Geosource, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  5. D.J. Investments, Inc. D/B/A Race Ready v. Metzeler Motorcycle Tire Agent Gregg, Inc., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985

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