Sivley v. Memphis Drum Service, Inc.

HOLMES, Judge.

The plaintiffs, Memphis Drum Service, Inc., and James A. Massey, brought suit against the defendant in the appropriate court in Memphis, Tennessee. Service of process was had upon the defendant by the “long arm” statute of Tennessee. A default judgment was entered in Tennessee and thereafter suit was filed in Birmingham, Alabama, on the Tennessee judgment.

The defendant in the Alabama court attacked the Tennessee judgment on the basis of improper service of process. The plaintiffs prevailed and the defendant appeals to this court.

The dispositive issue on appeal is whether the…