Heftel Broadcasting Corp. v. Professional Services & Advertising Inc.

Appellant, Heftel Broadcasting Corporation (“Heftel”), appeals a non-final order denying its motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and insufficiency of process. We reverse.

Appellee, Professional Services and Advertising, Inc., (“PSA”) sued Heftel for breach of contract alleging Heftel refused to provide agreed-upon radio air time to PSA and tor-tiously interfered with its advertising clients. The summons and complaint were delivered to a seeretaiy who worked for a wholly owned subsidiary of Heftel.

PSA’s service of process upon Heftel was improper because the secretary was…