Orme v. Eighth Judicial District Court

OPINION

This original petition for a writ of mandamus challenges an order of the district court granting a motion to quash service of process upon an out-of-state defendant. For the reasons set forth below, we grant petitioner Brent Robert Orme’s petition for a writ of mandamus directing the district court to accept personal jurisdiction over the real party in interest, Jeffrey Kahn.

FACTS

On December 2, 1988, petitioner filed a complaint in the district court against three defendants, including Jeffrey Kahn. The complaint sought damages for various torts the defendants allegedly committed…