ESTATE OF PORTNOY v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT CORP.

No. 82-4453.

730 F.2d 286 (1984)

The ESTATE OF David L. PORTNOY, Deceased, Jerri Bridges, Administratrix, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 20, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hopkins, Logan & Vaughn, Floyd J. Logan, Gulfport, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

Watkins & Eager, Thomas C. Gerity, Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GARZA and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The estate of David L. Portnoy appeals the district court's dismissal of its diversity suit for lack of personal jurisdiction. The district court held that the personal representative of the estate of a non-resident is not entitled to invoke the benefit of the Mississippi long-arm statute to effect service of process, and that, in any event, the defendant, Cessna Aircraft Company, does not have sufficient contacts with the State of Mississippi, so that...

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