Legal Opinion
American Freight System, Inc. v. W.A. Walker & Associates, Inc. (In Re American Freight System, Inc.)
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided March 15, 1993No. 91-4224-SAC, Bankruptcy No. 88-41050-11, Adv. No. 90-7339PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CROW, District Judge.
W.A. Walker & Associates, Inc. (“Walker”) appeals the bankruptcy court’s orders denying its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and its motion to reconsider that ruling. If the court were to reach the merits of Walker’s appeal, the issue would be whether personal jurisdiction over a defendant in a non-core proceeding requires minimum contacts with the forum state. Walker contends the bankruptcy court erred in not considering Walker’s nexus to Kansas and in placing exclusive weight on Walker’s presence in the United States. American…
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