Conley ex rel. Conley v. Gorman

LUKOWSKY, Justice.

Conley is a minor who was injured in Kentucky when she was thrown from a horse rented from Sousa in Kentucky. Sousa was a resident of Kentucky at the time of the injury, but moved to Ohio prior to the filing of the complaint. The sole issue on this appeal is whether Kentucky’s long-arm statute is long enough to reach Sousa. The trial judge held that it was not and dismissed the suit. We reverse.

KRS 454.210, Kentucky’s long-arm statute, provides in pertinent part:

*88“(1) As used in this section, ‘person’ includes an individual his executor, administrator, or other personal…