Legal Opinion
Atwood Hatcheries v. Heisdorf & Nelson Farms
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1966No. 22042_1PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
The broad legal question here is whether the Texas Long Arm statute 1 tries to reach as far as the State of Washington and, concluding that Texas would hardly grope for less than its reach, whether the Federal Constitution reduces the grasp. Reduced to the bio-logico-legal terms of this record, the question in the Hcmson-Denckla 2 concept is whether the corporation has “ * * * purposefully [availed] itself of the privilege of conducting activities within the * * * State” when, under the contractual relationship, in addition to a few roving human inspectors,…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Southern MacHine Company, Inc. v. Mohasco Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
- Product Promotions, Inc. v. Jacques Y. CousteauCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Mary Jean Prejean v. Sonatrach, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Whittaker Corporation v. United Aircraft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- Jetco Electronic Industries, Inc. v. GardinerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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