Fahy v. LeBlanc

Opinion by

Packel, J.,

Ancient roots support the rule that judicial jurisdiction will normally not be asserted as to nonresidents who are present locally only because they are witnesses or parties to litigation in the jurisdiction. This immunity from legal process “is not a privilege of the individual, however, but of the court itself and exists that the business of the courts might be expedited and justice duly administered by insuring immunity to those who might not otherwise appear and whose attendance is necessary to the proper trial of a case: [Citations].” Crusco v. Strunk Steel Co., 365…