Legal Opinion
Dillon Equities v. Palmer & Cay, Inc.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 26, 1986No. 85-604PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The threshold issue in this case is whether the Jefferson Circuit Court had in personam jurisdiction over defendants Palmer Cay, Inc., and James F. Roberts.
The following facts are uncontested: The plaintiff, Dillon Equities d/b/a H.L. Franklin's Place ("Franklin's") is a Georgia corporation, whose sole asset is H.L. Franklin's Place, which is a restaurant/lounge in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.
Palmer Cay, Inc., is a Georgia corporation, that was not licensed to do business in Alabama and had no agents physically present in Alabama at any time pertinent hereto. Roberts is an insurance…
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