Messner v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada Ex Rel. County of Clark

OPINION

This original petition challenges an order of the district court denying petitioner’s motion to quash service of process for lack of personal jurisdiction.

Petitioner Grant Messner (Grant) served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1963. Grant married real party in interest Virginia Miracle (Virginia) in 1943 in Washington, D.C. During their marriage the couple lived in several different states as well as Korea and Germany. In 1957, Virginia left Grant and moved to Reno, Nevada. Grant then moved to New York.

In 1959, Virginia filed a complaint for divorce in Nevada. Grant filed an…