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210 So. 3d 800

Johnson v. Byrd

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 24, 2017

Supreme Court of Louisiana · decided 2017-02-24

Decided 2017-02-24

Hughes, J.,

¶1would grant the writ and assigns reasons.

¶2|,I respectfully dissent and would grant the writ. The defendant did not solicit or conduct business in Louisiana. He did not advertise in Louisiana; his business was known by “word of mouth.” He did not seek the business, it came to him. His posture was passive, not active.

¶3Furthermore, the action involved, a dog bite, has nothing to do with his engine repair business. Had the dog bitten a neighbor, the mailman, or a salesman the result should be the same. Jurisdiction does not constitutionally lie in Louisiana under these facts.

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