BUTLER v. JLA INDUS. EQUIPMENT, INC.

No. A13-1448.

845 N.W.2d 834 (2014)

Douglas W. BUTLER, et al., Respondents, v. JLA INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT, INC. d/b/a Hotsy Equipment of Minnesota, Respondent, Schieffer Co. International, LC, Respondent, Alfred Karcher, Inc. d/b/a Karcher North America, et al., Defendants, Magam Enterprises Group, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota.

April 21, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Craig A. Goudy , Cox, Goudy, McNulty & Wallace, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN, for respondents Douglas and Lesia Butler.

Blake Duerre , Beth A. Jenson Prouty , Arthur, Chapman, Kettering, Smetak & Pikala, P.A., Minneapolis, MN, for respondent JLA Industrial Equipment.

Lisa R. Griebel , Sean J. Mickelson , Terhaar, Archibald, Pfefferle & Griebel, LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent Schieffer Co.

Paul R. Smith , Lauris A. Heyerdahl , Andrew D. Moran , Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren, Ltd., Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Considered and decided by ROSS, Presiding Judge; BJORKMAN, Judge; and HOOTEN, Judge.


OPINION

HOOTEN, Judge.

Appellant challenges the district court's denial of its motion for summary judgment, arguing that the district court erred by concluding that it had personal jurisdiction over appellant. Because appellant had sufficient minimum contacts with Minnesota and because litigating in Minnesota would not be unfair or unreasonable, we affirm.

FACTS

Respondent Douglas Butler is a former employee of Aspen Waste Systems. In April...

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