Who do you think should prevail in Taking Sides on page 70? Explain why.

[THIS QUESTION IS ABOUT JURISDICTION! That is the issue you need to address in this Discussion.]

72 The Legal Environment of Business Part II delivery of the Porsche, the Attaways filed a claim with PayPal, asking for a refund of its payment to Omega and convinced MasterCard to rescind the payment that had York because the Porsche was "significantly not-as- been made to Omega and York. Omega and York filed described" in its eBay listing. PayPal informed the Att- suit against the Attaways in small claims court in Indiana, demanding $5,900 in damages. Explain whether the Indi- aways via email that their claim was denied. The Attaways ana courts have jurisdiction over the Attaways. TAKING SIDES John Connelly suffered personal injuries when a tire manufac those years ranged from 3,235 to 6,630. Connelly brought tured by Uniroyal failed while his 1969 Opel Kadett was suit in Illinois against Uniroyal to recover damages for per- being operated on a highway in Colorado. Connelly's father sonal injuries. Uniroyal asserted that it was not subject to the had purchased the automobile from a Buick dealer in Evan- jurisdiction of the Illinois courts because it is not registered to ston, Illinois. The tire bore the name "Uniroyal" and the do business and has never had an agent, employee, represen- legend "made in Belgium" and was manufactured by Uni- tative, or salesperson in Illinois; that it has never possessed or royal, sold in Belgium to General Motors, and subsequently controlled any land or maintained any office or telephone list- installed on the Opel when it was assembled at a General ing in Illinois; that it has never sold or shipped any products Motors plant in Belgium. The automobile was shipped to the into Illinois, either directly or indirectly; and that it has never United States for distribution by General Motors. It appears advertised in Illinois. that between the years 1968 and 1971 more than 4,000 Opels imported into the United States from Antwerp, a. What arguments could Connelly make in support of his Belgium, were delivered to dealers in Illinois each year; that claim that Illinois courts have jurisdiction over Uniroyal? in each of those years between 600 and 1,320 of the Opels b. What arguments could Uniroyal make in support of its delivered to Illinois dealers were equipped with tires manufac claim that Illinois courts do not have jurisdiction over it? tured by Uniroyal; and that the estimated number of Uniroyal tires mounted on Opels delivered in Illinois within each of c. Who should prevail? Explain