Legal Opinion
Herman Shanks v. Westland Equipment and Parts Company, Formerly Westland Trailer Co., an Oregon Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 21, 1982No. 80-1489PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Herman Shanks brought this diversity action in Wyoming against Westland Equipment and Parts Company (WEPCO), alleging that WEPCO was negligent in its design and manufacture of a trailer constructed for the highway transportation of motor vehicles. The trial court dismissed the complaint, finding insufficient minimum contacts to support in personam jurisdiction over WEPCO in the State of Wyoming. We reverse.
Shanks is a Montana resident who was employed as a truck driver by Convoy Company, an Oregon corporation doing business as an interstate common carrier in several…
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