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SHANKS v. WESTLAND EQUIPMENT AND PARTS CO.

No. 80-1489.

668 F.2d 1165 (1982)

Herman SHANKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WESTLAND EQUIPMENT AND PARTS COMPANY, formerly Westland Trailer Co., an Oregon corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided January 21, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel E. Guthals of Wright, Tolliver, Guthals & Prater, P. C., Billings, Mont. for plaintiff-appellant.

Todd S. Welch of Godfrey & Sundahl, Cheyenne, Wyo., for defendant-appellee.

Before SETH, Chief Judge, and DOYLE, and SEYMOUR, Circuit Judges.

SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.

Herman Shanks brought this diversity action in Wyoming against Westland Equipment and Parts Company (WEPCO), alleging that WEPCO was negligent in its design and manufacture of a trailer constructed for the highway transportation of motor vehicles. The trial court dismissed the complaint, finding insufficient minimum contacts to support in personam jurisdiction over WEPCO in the State of Wyoming. We reverse.

Shanks is a Montana...

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