Dairyland Insurance Company v. Jarman

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Dairyland Insurance Company sought enforcement of a Wyoming default judgment obtained against Brett Jarman. The circuit court ordered enforcement over Jarman’s personal jurisdiction defense. We reverse and remand for a determination of whether Dairyland’s Wyoming counsel exercised due diligence in serving Jarman under that state’s nonresident automobile jurisdiction statute.

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[¶ 2.] In 2003, Jarman, a resident of South Dakota, was driving a car in Wyoming. Leona Farrell was a passenger. They unexpectedly encountered black ice, the vehicle slid off the road, and Farrell…