Legal Opinion
Sebring v. Air Equipment & Engineering, Inc.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided April 4, 2013No. 02A05-1211-PL-566PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CRONE, Judge.
Case Summary
John V. Sebring was injured while using a dust collector at his workplace in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A component of the dust collector was manufactured by Newton Conveyors, Inc. (“NCI”), a Texas corporation. Sebring sued NCI and several other defendants in Indiana. NCI filed a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, which the trial court granted.
Sebring appeals the dismissal. NCI’s role in the manufacturing process took place entirely within Texas, and the manufacturer of the final product unilaterally decided to ship the product to Indiana. Under…
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