Legal Opinion
Smith v. Jenkins
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 13, 1982No. 81-1023PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Associate Judge:
This is an action for damages arising from investment in a Maryland real estate venture. The single issue presented by this appeal is whether one of the initial investors operated as an agent of appellees and transacted business in the District of Columbia so as to subject appellees to jurisdiction of the Superior Court under the District of Columbia “long-arm statute.” 1 Concluding that appellants obtained personal jurisdiction over appellees under this statute consistent with due process, we reverse the trial court’s dismissal of the complaint and remand the case for…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Environmental Research International, Inc. v. Lockwood Greene Engineers, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Mouzavires v. BaxterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Shoppers Food Warehouse v. MorenoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Smith v. JenkinsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
- District of Columbia v. HamptonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Schwartz v. CDI Japan, Ltd.District Court, District of Columbia · 1996
- Railan v. KatyalDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
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