Legal Opinion
Smallwood v. Harrison
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided October 24, 2008No. 2070850PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Judge.
Josh Harrison and Josh Harrison d/b/a Western Motor Group (“the defendants”) petition this court for a writ of mandamus to compel the trial court to grant the defendants’ motion to dismiss the action filed by the plaintiff, M. Smallwood, on the ground that the trial court lacks in person-am jurisdiction over the defendants because, the defendants say, they have not had the minimum contacts with the State of Alabama necessary to subject them to in personam jurisdiction in Alabama. We grant the petition.
On November 27, 2007, Smallwood sued the defendants, stating claims of fraud…
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