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SIGMUND v. REA

No. 1 CA-SA 10-0223.

248 P.3d 703 (2011)

Marci SIGMUND, Leslie Sigmund, and Patricia Ratz, Petitioners, v. The Honorable John REA, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Maricopa, Respondent Judge, Ascenz Friction & Brake, L.L.C., a Delaware Limited Liability Company, and Benjamin V. Booher, Sr., an individual, Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department E.

February 1, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morrill & Aronson, PLC By K. Layne Morrill and Christine R. Taradash , Phoenix, and Steven M. Hamburg, P.C. By Steven Milton Hamburg pro hac vice, Clayton, MO, Attorneys for Petitioners.

MayesTelles PLLC By J. Blake Mayes , and David V. Telles , Phoenix, Attorneys for Real Parties in Interest.

OPINION

SWANN, Judge.

¶ 1 The issue in this special action is whether Arizona courts can exercise personal jurisdiction over residents of Missouri who have no contacts with Arizona apart from the unilateral business dealings of their spouses. Because Missouri law contains no concept analogous to community liability, we conclude that the absence of minimum contacts is fatal to jurisdiction.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

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