BEARRY v. BEECH AIRCRAFT CORP.

No. 86-2527.

818 F.2d 370 (1987)

Dorothy BEARRY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BEECH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 3, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Farrell, Gerald L. Bracht, Mayor, Day & Caldwell, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Joseph L. Lemoine, Jr., Lafayette, La., Larry P. Boyd, Wayne Fisher, Houston, Tex., for Helen N. Mills, et al.

Before POLITZ, JOLLY, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

This case presents the question whether the Constitution prohibits the exercise of jurisdiction by a Texas court over a nonresident defendant for claims having no relation to Texas, solely because a large quantity of products manufactured by the defendant, Beech Aircraft Corporation, has flowed into Texas during the past five years. We granted leave to appeal the district court's denial of Beech's motion to dismiss for lack...

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