WELSH v. GIBBS

No. 79-3016.

631 F.2d 436 (1980)

John WELSH and Flo-Start, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. James W. GIBBS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 2, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Glenn, Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs Co., L. P. A., Steven E. Sigalow, Mark Frasure, Akron, Ohio, for plaintiffs-appellants.

A. Russell Smith, Laybourne, Smith & Miller, Akron, Ohio, for defendant-appellee.

Before LIVELY and ENGEL, Circuit Judges, and BALLANTINE, District Judge.


LIVELY, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity case the district court determined that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the defendant and dismissed the complaint. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I.

The plaintiffs are an individual citizen and resident of Ohio and an Ohio corporation. The defendant is a citizen and resident of Florida. On October 31, 1974 plaintiff Welsh and defendant Gibbs executed a written contract whereby Gibbs sold...

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