Blanton v. American Tool & Grinding Co.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

ORMA R. SMITH, District Judge.

Defendants Rubin E. Jester (hereafter “Jester”) and Tommy DeVazier, d/b/a American Tool and Grinding Company (hereafter “DeVazier”), move the court to dismiss the action sub judice against them for lack of jurisdiction over their persons, pursuant to Rule 12(b)(2), Fed.R.Civ.P. Service of summons on each defendant was made pursuant to Mississippi’s long-arm statute, Miss.Code Ann. § 13-3-57 (1972).

Plaintiffs James H. Blanton and Charlotte A. Blanton (hereafter “Blantons”) justify the service on allegations that Jester committed a tort in…