Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit December 16, 1991, 91-1904 (Allen Portnoy v. Defiance, Inc.)

HENRY WOODS, District Judge.

The appellant, Portnoy, contends that the district court erroneously dismissed his complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction over the appellee/defendant, Defiance, Inc. (“Defiance”). The facts are undisputed. Portnoy, a Missouri resident,

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was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Defiance, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Ohio.