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Smalley v. Kaiser

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided December 30, 1997No. 23667PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a personal jurisdiction case. We conclude that Idaho does not have personal jurisdiction over a Missouri administrative agency and its employees in a suit seeking injunctive relief prohibiting certain child support collection activities.

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THE BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

Martin Smalley (the father) is a resident of Kootenai County, Idaho. An Idaho court awarded the father custody of his child (the child). Later, the child went to live with her mother (the mother) in Missouri. A Missouri court granted the mother custody of the child and ordered the father to pay…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. WoodsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Houghland Farms, Inc. v. JohnsonIdaho Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center v. StateIdaho Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Idaho State Insurance Fund Ex Rel. Forney v. TurnerIdaho Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Western States Equipment Co. v. American Amex, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1994

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. RogersIdaho Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Wells Cargo, Inc. v. Transport InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 2009
  3. Profits Plus Capital Management, LLC v. PodestaIdaho Supreme Court · 2014
  4. Cornelius v. DelucaDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 2010
  5. McAnally v. Bonjac, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 2002

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