Legal Opinion
Donaldson v. Donaldson
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided August 15, 1977PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COOPER, Chief Justice.
The appellant, Troy F. Donaldson, brought suit in the Circuit Court of Bradley County against his wife, Shirley A. Donaldson, seeking damages resulting from an alleged “abuse of court process.” The appel-lee, a nonresident of Tennessee, was served with a copy of the complaint and summons in the State of Arizona pursuant to the Tennessee long-arm statute, § 20-235, T.C.A. et seq. The appellee made a special appearance to contest jurisdiction, and also sought to have the complaint dismissed for failure to state a cause of action. The trial court concluded that there…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Dodd v. Spokane CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Clinton Community Hospital Corporation v. Southern Maryland Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp. v. Elgin Coal, Inc.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1972
- Clinton Community Hospital Corp. v. Southern Maryland Medical CenterDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1974
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3Cited by81 opinions
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