Legal Opinion

Bell Paper Box, Inc. v. U.S. Kids, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 25, 1994No. 93-2003PublishedCited by 144 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.

Bell Paper Box, Inc., a South Dakota corporation, manufactured several hundred thousand portfolios and envelopes to the specifications of U.S. Kids, Inc., a Michigan corporation, for delivery to U.S. Kids’ Minnesota packager. When U.S. Kids paid slightly less than half of the contract price, Bell sued in South Dakota state court. U.S. Kids removed the case to federal court and moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The district court granted that motion, Bell appeals, and we reverse.

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The crucial facts in this ease are those pertaining to U.S. Kids’…

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