Legal Opinion

Real Properties, Inc. v. Mission Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided August 12, 1988No. C2-87-1061PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMONETT, Justice.

This case involves once again the limits of personal jurisdiction over a foreign defendant. We find that the defendant’s contacts with this state are insufficient to confer jurisdiction and we reverse.

Plaintiff-respondent Real Properties, Inc., owned a large quantity of Chinese art pieces stored in New Jersey. In July 1981, plaintiff contracted with a Minnesota firm, Barrett Moving & Storage, to package and move the art objects to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Barrett, in turn, contracted with a New Jersey corporation, George B. Holman & Co., Inc., to package the artifacts for…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  3. Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Kopke v. A. Hartrodt S.R.L.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2001
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  4. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Rauh Rubber, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1996
  5. TRWL Financial Establishment v. Select International, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1995

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