Eastern Scientific Marketing, Inc. v. Tekna-Seal, Inc.

ORDER

ELLIS, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs Complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue or, in the alternative, to transfer this action to the District of Minnesota. 1 The pertinent facts are undisputed and easily stated.

I. Facts

On November 1, 1980, Tekna-Seal, Inc. (TSI), a corporation headquartered and incorporated in Minnesota, entered into a contract with Eastern Scientific Marketing, Inc. (ESM), a corporation headquartered and incorporated in Pennsylvania. Under the terms of that contract, ESM was to be…