Legal Opinion
Curtis v. CIA MacHinery, Inc.
Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided October 20, 1977No. 49386PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHTMIRE, Presiding Judge.
Assailed here is the dismissal of plaintiffs action for damages against a nonresident seller of an allegedly defective drilling rig. The order was grounded on the conclusion that there was shown to be a lack of relevant “minimum contact” by defendant seller, CIA Machinery, Inc., which would allow the courts of this state to exercise in personam jurisdiction over it. We hold there was sufficient contact and reverse.
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In March 1974 plaintiff entered into a conditional sales contract with CIA for the purchase of a Texoma model 500-30 hydraulic drilling unit. The…
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