Snyder Computer Systems, Inc. v. Stives

Gene Donofrio, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, Snyder Computer Systems, Inc., d.b.a. Wildfire Motors (“Wildfire”), appeals the Jefferson County Common Pleas Court decision dismissing its claims for theft, conversion, and defamation against defendantappellee, Richard Stives, for lack of personal jurisdiction.

{¶ 2} Since this case was adjudicated below on a motion to dismiss, the only underlying facts that can be gleaned from the record are those alleged in Wildfire’s complaint. Wildfire put a motorcycle up for auction on the internet auction website eBay. It came with a 90-day parts-only…