JACKAM v. HOSPITAL CORP. OF AMERICA MIDEAST, LTD.

No. 85-8485.

800 F.2d 1577 (1986)

David C. JACKAM and Susanne Jackam, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF AMERICA MIDEAST, LTD. and Hospital Corporation of America, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 8, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Dennis Summers, Ezra B. Jones, III, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jefferson D. Kirby, III, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before GODBOLD and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and ATKINS, Senior District Judge.


ATKINS, Senior District Judge:

Appellants Jackam appeal from an order dismissing their first amended complaint (1) because there was no basis for the exercise of personal jurisdiction over HCA Mideast, Ltd. (HCAME), and (2) on the merits for failure to state a claim against Hospital Corporation of America (HCA).

Jackam sued for breach of an employment contract to be performed in Saudi Arabia. The contract was executed by HCAME, a subsidiary and agent of HCA...

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