When i was much younger, one of my closest friends was robinson crusoe. as businessmen go, he was pretty good at his work. one day, he decided to sail to the east indies to check his property. he told me that he would be gone for only a short time, but many years elapsed before i heard from him again. in the passage, which does elapsed mean?

Arthur met rottweiler breeders lynda and george at a dog show in rhode island. the couple, who reside in new york state, later sold several rottweiler dogs to arthur who lived in rhode island. arthur later sued lynda and george, claiming that the dogs were sick and infirm. he filed a complaint in rhode island courts, claiming that even though the dogs were sold in new york, the breeders had attended the dog show and advertised in the rottweiler newsletter which was distributed at the event in rhode island. based on the facts, do you think rhode island courts have personal jurisdiction in this case?