Evans v. Galloway

BAKES, Justice.

This is an appeal under I.A.R. 12 from an interlocutory order of the district court denying a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction over the persons of defendants Rose and Steve Galloway. The Galloways, through their insurer, filed a special appearance in the district court, disputing the court’s personal jurisdiction over them. In this interlocutory appeal, we affirm the district court’s refusal to grant the Gallo-ways’ motion to dismiss.

The Galloways leased a business from the Evanses in Malad, Idaho. A fire on July 15, 1981, destroyed the building. Shortly after the…