State ex rel. Mann v. Conklin

NANCY STEFFEN RAHMEYER, Judge.

Relators, the survivors of the decedent Robert Mann (“Mann”), have petitioned this Court to issue a writ of mandamus ordering the Honorable J. Dan Conklin (“Respondent”) to reverse his decision dismissing for lack of jurisdiction Robert Glenn (“Defendant”) from a lawsuit for damages for the wrongful death of Mann. Defendant is the owner of Robert Glenn Productions, a sole proprietorship,1 which provides sound, staging, and lighting equipment for area concerts. Robert Glenn Productions owns the sound and lighting equipment and generally transports it to the…