Legal Opinion
Tyson v. Whitaker & Son, Inc.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 19, 1979PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether a nonresident automobile dealer can be subjected to the jurisdiction of the Maine courts for the sale of a defectively manufactured or serviced vehicle that caus es an accident in Maine. 1 Plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Superior Court (Cumberland County) dismissing this action for lack of personal jurisdiction over defendant. The Superior Court ruled that assertion of jurisdiction over this nonresident dealer would violate due process. We disagree and therefore sustain the appeal. We do, however, remand the case to…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Milliken v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Shaffer v. HeitnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Kulko v. Superior Court of Cal., City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by21 opinions
- World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Robert S. Boit v. Gar-Tec Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Goff v. Armbrecht Motor Truck Sales, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Murphy v. KeenanSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
- Architectural Woodcraft Co. v. ReadSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
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