Legal Opinion
Omni Capital International, Ltd. v. Rudolf Wolff & Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 8, 1987No. 86-740PublishedCited by 1,442 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
This case presents questions concerning the prerequisites to a federal court’s exercise of in personam jurisdiction.
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Petitioners Omni Capital International, Ltd., and Omni Capital Corporation (collectively Omni), New York corporations, marketed an investment program involving commodity-futures trades on the London Metals Exchange. Omni employed respondent Rudolf Wolff & Co., Ltd., a British corporation with its offices in London, as a broker to handle trades on that Exchange. Respondent James Gourlay, a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom, served as Wolff’s representative in…
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