Gray Line Tours v. Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Co.

Plaintiff Gray Line Tours of Southern Nevada (Gray Line) appeals from the trial court’s order quashing service of summons on defendant Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company, Inc. (Reynolds).

In its complaint of March 5, 1986, Gray Line alleged Reynolds was guilty of negligent and intentional misrepresentations and breach of implied contract in connection with its issuance of a request for proposal and award of a subcontract to a carrier other than Gray Line to “ ‘operate and maintain an uninterrupted commuter bus transportation system between Las Vegas, Nevada; Pahrump, Nevada; and points within the Nevada Test Site and charters within the state of Nevada or elsewhere.’ ”

The determinative facts are not disputed. Reynolds is a Texas corporation whose principal place of business is in Nevada. It operates as a support contractor for the Department of Energy at the Nevada Test Site and the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada and “has responsibility for multifaceted functions including construction, maintenance, radiological science, medical services, housing, motor pool operations and area ancillary functions.” It also participates in drilling and mining. Each of these…