Legal Opinion
Vermeulen v. Renault, U.S.A. Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 9, 1992No. 91-8765PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Vermeulen appeals the district court’s order dismissing Defendant-Appellee Regie Nationale Des Usines Renault (“RNUR”) from plaintiffs product, liability suit for lack of personal jurisdiction under the Georgia long-arm statute. Because we do not find Georgia’s exercise of personal jurisdiction over RNUR to be inconsistent either with Georgia law or with the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, we reverse and remand the case to the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
In January 1988, the appellant purchased a 1982 Renault LeCar from her brother.…
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