Supreme Court of Alabama

Ex Parte Sanford P. Lowengart Iii. (in Re Gloria Lowengart v. Sanford P. Lowengart Iii)

October 15, 20102010 Ala. LEXIS 204

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court denied Sanford P. Lowengart III’s petition for a writ of mandamus seeking dismissal of the fraud suit on personal jurisdiction grounds, holding that he had not shown a clear legal right to such relief. The court explained the mandamus standard and affirmed the trial court’s discretion to consider jurisdictional discovery.