Marvel v. Pennington GMC, Inc.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing his complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction.

Plaintiff filed a complaint in Oregon against defendant, a Delaware corporation doing business in Colorado, for breach of contract and fraud. The complaint alleges: Defendant had placed an advertisement in the March and April, 1988, issues of “My Little Salesman Truck Catalog” offering for sale a 1979 Freightliner truck; the catalog was published in Eugene and was distributed in Portland; the truck was advertised as having a 3.70 ratio rear end; plaintiff phoned defendant from Portland; and…