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CUMMINGS v. PITMAN

No. 2005-SC-000861-DG.

239 S.W.3d 77 (2007)

Linda Kern CUMMINGS, Appellant v. John Brooks PITMAN (Executor of the Estate of Betty Kern Miller), et al, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

November 21, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Curry, Lexington, KY, Counsel for Appellant.

Charles R. Hembree, Ashley W. Ward, Holly Neikirk Lankster, Stites & Harbison, PLLC, Lexington, Kevin L. Nesbitt, Ephraim Woods Helton, Helton, Erwin & Associates, Danville, KY, Counsel for Appellees.

Opinion of the Court by Chief Justice LAMBERT.

Due process of law imposes limitations on a court's exercise of personal jurisdiction over nonresident defendants. In the instant case, a nonresident attorney engaged in significant legal and fiduciary activities in Kentucky. Conceding that he is subject to personal jurisdiction in Kentucky for claims arising from legal services performed, he seeks to avoid personal jurisdiction in this forum for actions in his role as...

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