Cattle House Steaks, an Alabama company, enters into a contract over the phone with Beef Packing Inc., an out-of-state corporation. If a dispute arises, an Alabama court can exercise jurisdiction over Beef Packing

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Under the minimum contacts test, a court can exercise jurisdiction over a defendant if the defendant has sufficient contacts with the forum state. In this case, although Beef Packing is an out-of-state corporation, it entered into a contract over the phone with an Alabama company, which could be seen as sufficient contacts with the state of Alabama for an Alabama court to exercise jurisdiction over Beef Packing.

Cattle House Steaks, an Alabama Company, Enters into a Contract