If a building owner in New Jersey has rental property in Wilmington DE is suing a renovation company based in Wilmington DE to do renovations, which court has original jurisdiction? Is it New Jersey where the plaintiff lives or in DE where the property is and where the the plaintiff does business?

On January 1st, a building owner in New Jersey, Lucy Landlord, contracted with a tenant from New York, Randy Renter, for the lease of Lucy Landlord's building in Wilmington Delaware beginning on March 1st.At the same time, Lucy Landlord contracted with Cal's Contractors, a Wilmington, Delaware business, to renovate the building.The contract between Lucy Landlord and Cal's Contractors specified that all renovations were to be completed no later than February 20th.

The lease agreement between Lucy Landlord and Randy Renter contained a clause providing that if the building were not ready for occupancy by March 1st, Lucy Landlord would pay the costs incident to storing Randy Renter's business inventory until such time that Lucy Landlord's building would be ready.As of March 1st, Cal's Contractors had not completed the agreed upon renovations, which prompted Lucy Landlord to file a lawsuit against the renovation company seeking to recover not only the rental value of the building during the period of delay but also the amount that she had been obliged to pay Randy Renter for storing his inventory.

A. Which court has original jurisdiction and why?

B.What is the most likely venue for the case and why?

C. What type (in personam, in rem, quasi in rem) jurisdiction would the court (identified in your answer A) have for this case?Explain your answer.

D. Should a jury be demanded in this case? Why or why not?

E. If the contract between Lucy Landlord and Cal's Contractors contained more conditions, and if Randy Renter was one of 40 potential tenants affected, would your answer to the previous question change? Explain.