Thompson v. Hofmann

Brailsford, Justice:

This is an action for alienation of affection brought by Dorothy M. Thompson, the respondent, against Carol Hofmann, the appellant. The appellant is a resident of New Jersey, and was served under Section 10.2-806(1) (c), as reenacted in 1972, the so-called long-arm statute1 which provides for out-of-state service on non-residents in specified cases, including Section 10.2-803(1) (c), which provides :

“(1) A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person who acts directly or by an agent as to a cause of action arising from the person’s

“(c) commission of a tortious…