Spencer v. Ukra

Plaintiff Shirley Spencer appeals from an order of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, dismissing her complaint against defendants B. J. Ukra, individually, and B. J. Ukra and Associates, and Business Management and Tax Consultants, for lack of personal jurisdiction. We reverse.

The sole issue raised by the parties on appeal is whether the District Court erred in granting Ukra’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The District Court had concluded that service of the Ukra defendants in California pursuant to Montana’s Long Arm Rule, 4B(1), M.R.Civ.P.,…