RELIGIOUS TECHNOLOGY CENTER v. LIEBREICH

Nos. 02-40783, 02-40786 and 02-40964.

339 F.3d 369 (2003)

Religious Technology Center, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dell Liebreich, Individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Lisa McPherson, Defendant-Appellant, Thomas J. Dandar; Kennan G. Dandar, Appellants. Religious Technology Center, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Dell Liebreich, as personal representative of the Estate of Lisa McPherson, Defendant-Appellee. Religious Technology Center, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dell Liebreich, as personal representative of the Estate of Lisa McPherson, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Revised July 25, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Gall, Jenkens & Gilchrist, Dallas, TX, Samuel D. Rosen (argued), Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, New York City, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas John Dandar (argued), Dandar & Dandar, Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before KING, Chief Judge, and DAVIS and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

This consolidated appeal arises from a breach of contract suit instigated by Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Religious Technologies Center (RTC) against the estate of Lisa McPherson (the Estate).1 We find the district court lacked personal jurisdiction over the Estate, and we herein vacate the judgment of the district court.2

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