Legal Opinion
Bird v. Hiller
Montana Supreme Court
Decided April 11, 1995No. 94-450PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
Appellants, Philip A. Bird and Cara Bird, appeal from a decision and order of the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County, dismissing their complaint against Respondent, M.B. “Buck” Hiller for lack of personal jurisdiction. We affirm.
The issue on appeal is whether Montana has personal jurisdiction over Mr. Hiller pursuant to Rule 4B(l)(b), M.R.Civ.P.
The underlying events leading up to this action commence in September 1989, when Carolyn Bird, Mr. Bird’s wife, and their adult daughter Cara Bird, were involved in an automobile accident in Idaho. The Birds were Montana residents at…
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