IN RE MINNESOTA ASBESTOS LITIGATION

No. C1-95-223.

552 N.W.2d 242 (1996)

In re MINNESOTA ASBESTOS LITIGATION.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

August 15, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Herr, Cooper S. Ashley, Mark W. Lee, Michael C. McCarthy, Maslon, Edelman, Borman & Brand, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, for appellant.

Harvey N. Jones, Michael R. Strom, Sieben, Polk, LaVerdiere, Jones & Hawn, P.A., Hastings, James M. Hughes, Charleston, SC, for respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.


OPINION

PAGE, Justice.

Colonial Sugar Refining Co., Ltd. (CSR), an Australian company, seeks review of a court of appeals decision which held that CSR is subject to personal jurisdiction in the State of Minnesota. CSR is one of several defendants in a personal injury lawsuit brought by 187 plaintiffs alleging causes of action in negligence, strict liability, and breach of express and implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for intended purposes...

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