BLUDWORTH BOND SHIPYARD, INC. v. M/V CARIBBEAN WIND

No. 86-2577.

841 F.2d 646 (1988)

BLUDWORTH BOND SHIPYARD, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. M/V CARIBBEAN WIND, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc., In Rem, et al., Defendants, Rolf Westerstrom, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malinda G. York, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

James A. Newsom, Dan H. Hinds, Hinds & Meyer, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, GARWOOD, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Defendant-appellant Rolf Westerstrom (Westerstrom) appeals the district court's denial of his motion to set aside a default judgment entered in favor of plaintiff-appellee Bludworth Bond Shipyard, Inc. (Bludworth). Westerstrom contends that the default judgment is void for want of personal jurisdiction because (1) service of process did not comply with the Texas long-arm statute and (2) he did not have sufficient minimum contacts with Texas to be subject...

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