Casey v. Truss

KELLY, Judge.

Plaintiff, John Casey, a Colorado resident, appeals the judgment of the trial court dismissing his complaint against David Truss on the basis of forum non conveniens. Defendant, David Truss, claims to be a resident of Alaska. The trial court found he had been properly served with process in Colorado. Defendant has abandoned his cross-appeal challenging the propriety of this ruling. We reverse.

Plaintiff moved to Alaska in 1979 and lived there for eighteen months. According to his complaint, while he was living in Alaska he was hired by the defendant to perform certain services for…