Industrial Equipment Co. v. Frank G. Hough Co.

Tayror, Justice.

This appeal comes to this Court from the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County where, on October 4, 1949, appellant caused to be served upon C. E. Killebrew, sales manager for the respondent, a summons. The complaint was not served at the time. Respondent in a special appearance moved to set aside the service of such summons for lack of jurisdiction.

The matter came on to be heard, upon affidavits, by the Honorable William H. Grimball on the 10th of November, 1949, who reached the conclusion that the respondent’s activities in this state were not such as to subject it to…