RUSTON GAS TURBINES, INC. v. DONALDSON CO., INC.

No. 93-2035.

9 F.3d 415 (1993)

RUSTON GAS TURBINES, INC., Plaintiff, v. DONALDSON COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Third Party, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CORCHRAN, INC., Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 22, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank M. Bean, Paul A. Higdon, Bean & Manning, and Kevin F. Risley, Butler & Binion, Houston, TX, for appellant.

M. Dean Solomon and Wilton F. Chalker, Chalker Bair & Associates, Houston, TX, for appellee.

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, KING and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Donaldson Company, Inc. ("Donaldson") is appealing the decision of the court below to dismiss its third-party claim against appellee Corchran, Inc. ("Corchran"), for lack of personal jurisdiction. Because we find that the federal district court in Texas did have personal jurisdiction over Corchran, we REVERSE and REMAND.

I. BACKGROUND

Ruston Gas Turbines, Inc. ("Ruston") originally filed this action against Donaldson...

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