Reference no: EM132106401

Michigan resident Harold David Walters, who lived closed to the border of Indiana and Michigan, contacted Lima Elevator Co. in Howe, Indiana, in 2010 to order seed and crossed into Indiana to pick it up. He never paid for the seed he received, so Lima sued in 2016 in LaGrange Circuit Court. Walters filed a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, which the court granted. But Lima filed a motion to correct error, claiming Walters failed to meet his burden to prove lack of personal jurisdiction. The trial court granted the motion to correct error, leading to this appeal by Walters. Walters contends that Indiana doesn’t have jurisdiction because Lima isn’t suing him for ordering the seed or picking it up. “Lima’s suit against Walters alleges he did not pay for seed he ordered from an Indiana business and picked up in Indiana. Further, the record indicates this is the third such order Walters made with Lima. Lima argued that Walters seemed to avail himself of the privilege of conducting activities in Indiana such that he could anticipate being sued in Indiana. Walters lives less than 20 miles from the courthouse and it was not an imposition for him to come to Indiana to pick up the seed. "Decide on what court properly has jurisdiction for this dispute. Explain your reasoning."