Legal Opinion
Kathy Applewhite, Administrator of the Estate of Mark C. Applewhite v. Metro Aviation, Inc., Alabama Power Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1989No. 88-4885PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Per curiam
The question in this case is whether a Mississippi district court properly dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction, a lawsuit against Alabama Power Company arising out of a helicopter accident that occurred completely within the State of Alabama, on the grounds that Alabama Power had not purposefully availed itself of the benefits and protections of the laws of Mississippi and so had not subjected itself to in personam jurisdiction in Mississippi. The plaintiffs complaint alleges that Alabama Powers’ negligent maintenance of its intrastate power lines was a proximate cause of plaintiffs…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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