Dillaplain v. Lite Industries, Inc.

LOWENSTEIN, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Gail and Alice Dillaplain, appeal an order quashing service of process and dismissing for lack of jurisdiction their petition seeking damages for personal injuries arising out of Lite Industries, Inc. manufacture of protective fire garments. The Dillaplains assert Lite had sufficient “minimum contacts” to subject it to the jurisdiction of Missouri courts. Lite, in turn, challenges the appealability of the trial court’s order.

The Dillaplains sued defendant Lite in a two count petition for damages as a result of Gail Dillaplain’s exposure to asbestos contained in…