RUBAII v. LAKEWOOD PIPE OF TEXAS, INC.

No. 81-6188.

695 F.2d 541 (1983)

Dr. I. H. RUBAII, d/b/a Technical Consultant Services, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LAKEWOOD PIPE OF TEXAS, INC., a Texas Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

January 14, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jawdet I. Rubaii, Alan K. Smith, Clearwater, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Donald M. Hunt, Carr, Evans, Fouts & Hunt, Lubbock, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before VANCE and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and JONES, Senior Circuit Judge.


R. LANIER ANDERSON, III, Circuit Judge:

Dr. I.H. Rubaii ("Rubaii") challenges the district court's order dismissing his lawsuit without prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction over Lakewood Pipe of Texas ("Lakewood Pipe"). We affirm the district court. Applying the doctrine of res judicata, we hold that previous Florida state court decisions preclude relitigation of the jurisdictional issue related to Rubaii's contract...

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