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TYSON v. WHITAKER & SON, INC.

407 A.2d 1 (1979)

Marcia TYSON et al. v. WHITAKER & SON, INC.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

October 19, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett, Kelly & Zimmerman, P.A., by Graydon G. Stevens (orally), Portland, for plaintiffs.

Hewes, Culley, Feehan & Beals by Martica F. Sawin (orally), Peter W. Culley, Portland, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and POMEROY, WERNICK, GODFREY, NICHOLS and GLASSMAN, JJ.

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 causes 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...

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