PLANT FOOD CO-OP v. WOLFKILL FEED & FERTILIZER

Nos. 78-2481, 78-2482.

633 F.2d 155 (1980)

PLANT FOOD CO-OP, Plaintiff, v. WOLFKILL FEED & FERTILIZER CORPORATION, Defendant, Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. A. R. SMITH & CO., INC., Third Party Defendant-Appellee, and Pillsbury of Canada Ltd., Third Party Defendant-Appellant. A. R. SMITH & CO., INC., Cross-Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PILLSBURY OF CANADA LTD., Cross-Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided October 30, 1980.

Rehearing Denied December 10, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F. Cebull, John J. Cavan, Billings, Mont., argued for Pillsbury of Canada; Sandall & Cavan, Billings, Mont., on brief.

F. D. Moulton, Moulton, Bellingham, Longo & Mather, Billings, Mont., argued for Plant Food Co-op; Brent R. Cromley, Billings, Mont., on brief.

Before SKOPIL and FARRIS, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON, District Judge.


SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:

INTRODUCTION

This case involves the constitutional limits of the reach of Montana's long-arm jurisdiction. Appellant attacks the summary judgments entered against it as void for lack of personal jurisdiction. We find that appellant's purposeful contacts with Montana were sufficient to support the district court's exercise of personal jurisdiction. We affirm.

FACTS

Plant Food Co-op (Plant Food) is a fertilizer dealer...

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