Brickman v. Codella

BECTON, Judge.

Carl E. Brickman and his wife, Rosemary Brickman, North Carolina residents, brought this action against Anthony and Margaret Codella, residents of New York, to recover on a note under which Anthony Codella guaranteed payment of the indebtedness of Poseidon Industries, Inc. (Poseidon), a New York corporation of which Mr. Codella is president. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 1A-1, Rule 12(b) (1983) for lack of personal jurisdiction. After considering the pleadings, affidavits, and arguments of counsel, the trial court granted Margaret…