Legal Opinion
Alabama Power Co. v. VSL Corp.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 3, 1984No. 82-780PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This products liability case involves the application of A.R.Civ.P. 4.2 — Alabama's "long-arm" rule. Plaintiff/Appellant Alabama Power Company (APCo) complains that Defendant/Appellee Metro Manufacturing Company negligently fabricated two steel trusses that were delivered to the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant in Columbia, Alabama.
Metro's motion to dismiss for lack of in personam jurisdiction was granted. Following the denial of its timely filed motion to reconsider, APCo appeals.
Metro is a Minnesota corporation engaged in the steel fabrication business. Its place of business is St. Paul,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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- Gray v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1961
- Gene M. Oswalt Et Vir v. Scripto, Inc., Defendant-Third Party v. Tokai-Seiki Kk, a Japanese Corporation, Defendant-Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Alabama Waterproofing Co., Inc. v. HanbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1983
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Ex Parte SekeresSupreme Court of Alabama · 1994
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- Ex Parte Pope Chevrolet, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1989
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