J. M. Thompson Co. v. Doral Manufacturing Co.

BECTON, Judge.

I

Plaintiff, J. M. Thompson Company (Thompson), a North Carolina corporation, brought this action against two New Jersey corporations, Doral Manufacturing Company, Inc. (Doral) and LMT Steel Products, Inc. (LMT), for damages due to breach of contract and due to unfair and deceptive trade practices. Both defendants answered separately; LMT’s Answer contained an N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 1A-1, Rule 12(b)(2) (1983) motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. After discovery, the Rule 12(b)(2) motion came on for hearing. The trial court denied LMT’s motion to dismiss, and LMT…