Hatler v. Stout

Marion Hatler, whose first suit against Raymond Martin Stout for damages for personal injuries had been dismissed on December 9, 1966, on a ground not concluding her cause of action, the dismissal not being on the merits, instituted the present suit within one year, this being on October 26, 1967. Her summons sought service on the basis of T.C.A. sec. 20-235 et seq., particularly secs. 20-236 and 20-237, commonly referred to as the “long-arm” service of process statute, since the defendant was a nonresident of the State of Tennessee, being a resident of the State of California. To this end…