State Ex Rel. Pratt v. Main

This is a mandamus proceeding brought against a circuit judge to determine whether his refusal to quash service of summons on the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles was error.

Patricia Rettman, the plaintiff, brought an action against the relator, Pratt, and his employer, Dodge Center, for personal injuries allegedly sustained in an automobile collision. The plaintiff sought to obtain jurisdiction over Pratt by proceeding in accordance with; ORS 15.190(3). ① ORS 15.190 provides in an action against a motorist that when' a court is satisfied that personal service cannot be made upon a…