Ex Parte Alamo Title Company. (in Re P.b. Surf, Ltd. v. Guy A. Savage)

Summary

The court held that Alabama lacked specific personal jurisdiction over Alamo because its only Alabama contacts were communications initiated by others and a one-time wire transfer to an Alabama bank account, which did not constitute purposeful availment. It also held that Alamo had a clear legal right to mandamus relief because personal-jurisdiction objections are properly reviewable through mandamus and P.B. Surf failed to substantiate its jurisdictional allegations after Alamo made a prima facie showing. Justice Murdock, concurring specially, agreed with the result and explained why further litigation or a permissive appeal was not an adequate alternative remedy.