Rosenberg v. Jackson

LeGRAND, Justice.

The question here is whether the trial court was right in sustaining plaintiffs’ special appearance to Susan Lee Jackson’s motion to set aside a default judgment. We say it was not, and we reverse.

Ora Jean Rosenberg and Mona Ann Jackson, the plaintiffs, are granddaughters of Clarence L. Light. Together with their father, William M. Light, they took an interest as life tenants in an 80-acre farm owned by their grandfather at the time of his death. On October 9,1970, plaintiff filed a partition action asking authority to sell this farm. All other persons holding an interest in…