Steers v. Rescue 3, Inc.

*748ARMSTRONG, J.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing his claims for failure to join an indispensable party. We reverse and remand.

Plaintiff is a Canadian resident who attended a river-safety course in 1990 in Alberta, Canada, that was conducted by Rescue 3. At that time, Rescue 3 was owned by James Segerstrom. Sometime thereafter, J. Michael Turn-bull purchased 51 percent of Rescue 3’s assets and incorporated the business as Rescue 3, Inc., which later became Rescue 3 International, Inc. In 1992, plaintiff filed an Oregon action against Segerstrom, Turnbull and Rescue 3 International for…