Legal Opinion
Nelson v. San Joaquin Helicopters
Montana Supreme Court
Decided September 3, 1987No. 86-498PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hunt
Gerald Nelson appeals a judgment granting defendant San Joaquin Helicopters’ Motion to Dismiss for lack of in personam jurisdiction from the Eighteenth Judicial District Court in Gallatin County.
Reversed and remanded.
The issue on appeal is whether the District Court erred by dismissing Nelson’s complaint for lack of in personam jurisdiction.
In 1983, Nelson needed repairs performed on a helicopter. He first transported the helicopter to Garlick Helicopters, Inc. (hereinafter “Garlick”), a Montana corporation doing business in Hamilton, Montana. Garlick told him that they could not help him but…
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