Ex Parte Paul MacLean Land Services, Inc.

The sole issue presented by this petition for a writ of mandamus is whether the Circuit Court of Jefferson County should be ordered to dismiss this action filed against nonresidents on the ground that the court did not have personal jurisdiction of the nonresident defendants. After studying the petition and the evidence presented in support of it, we hold that the trial court had personal jurisdiction of the nonresident defendants. We deny the writ.

This case arises out of the operation of several oil and gas properties in Louisiana. The petitioner Paul Maclean is a Louisiana citizen and is…