Brooks v. Inlow

This case involves the issue of whether the trial court properly granted summary judgment for seven nonresident defendants because it lacked in personam jurisdiction over them. The Court granted each defendant's motion to dismiss on the ground that it lacked personal jurisdiction over him. We affirm as to those nonresidents who never were physically present in Alabama; we reverse as to those defendants who did come into Alabama.

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Plaintiff Jerry Brooks was employed as a diesel truck mechanic at a Mobile terminal operated by Enterprise Transportation Company (hereinafter Enterprise). In May of…