Garrison Steel Fabricators, Inc. v. No. 1 Steel Products, Inc.

I respectfully dissent. Although my vote is consistent with the outcome achieved by the trial court, I find it necessary first to address briefly my disagreement with the trial court as to a procedural matter. I thereafter address the merits of the personal-jurisdiction issue.

*815A. The Trial Court’s Treatment of No. 1 Steel’s Motion as Summary-Judgment Motion

I cannot agree with the trial court’s treatment of the motion filed by No. 1 Steel Products, Inc., as a motion for a summary judgment. The motion was one for dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction over the defendant, a ground cognizable…