Miller v. Weber

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1] Plaintiff appeals orders setting aside default judgments and dismissing defendant, Buddy Major, for lack of personal jurisdiction. We affirm.

Facts

[¶ 2] In 1987, Buddy Major, a New Mexico rancher, decided to liquidate his cattle herd and other assets to repay his debts. Myles Culbertson, a New Mexico resident, contacted Major seeking an option to buy the livestock at $470 a head. Hoping to realize a sizable profit on resale, Culbertson gave Major a $20,000 nonrefundable deposit in the event Culbertson failed to exercise his option. Jeff Weber of Timber Lake, South…