Volt Delta Resources, Inc. v. Devine

The opinion of the court was delivered by Plaintiffs appeal the Johnson County District Court's granting of defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The district court held that, while defendants had sufficient contacts to satisfy the Kansas long arm statute, K.S.A. 1986 Supp. 60-308(b)(1) and (2), the contacts were not sufficient to comply with the due process requirements of the Fourteenth Amendment. Plaintiff Volt Delta Resources, Inc., (Volt Delta) is a Nevada corporation with its principal place of business in Nevada. Plaintiff VDJV, Inc., (VDJV) a subsidiary of Volt Delta, is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in New York. VDJV is registered to do business in the state of Kansas. Delta Resources, Inc., (Delta) a New York corporation, is also a subsidiary of Volt Delta Resources. Defendants William J. Devine and Kevin P. Meade are residents of New Jersey. Defendants George J. Mueller, Jr., and James S. DeGraw are residents of New York.