Legal Opinion
Tompkins v. Tompkins
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided May 1, 1990No. 8917DC1082Published
1Opinion of the Court
390 S.E.2d 766 (1990)
98 N.C. App. 299
Roxie Carrie May S. TOMPKINS, Plaintiff,
v.
Leroy T. TOMPKINS, Defendant.
No. 8917DC1082.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina.
May 1, 1990.
Sarah S. Stevens, Mount Airy, for plaintiff-appellant.
W. David White, P.A. by W. David White, Dobson, for defendant-appellee.
WELLS, Judge.
The settled law of this state requires the application of a two-pronged test to determine whether personal jurisdiction may be exercised over a foreign defendant. First, there must exist a statutory basis for exercising personal jurisdiction under the provisions of G.S. § 1-75.4, our…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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- Concrete Service Corp. v. Investors Group, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1986
- Matter of MooreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
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