Patel v. Southern Brokers, Ltd.

Littlejohn, Justice:

The Plaintiffs, Pashabhai P. Patel and Shanta P. Patel, procured a judgment by default against the Defendant, Southern Brokers, Ltd. Defendant moved to vacate the judgment “. . . on the ground that the Summons and Complaint were never served on the Defendant Southern Brokers, Ltd. as required by statute, and therefore, the court never gained jurisdiction of the Defendant Southern Brokers, Ltd.”

The Defendant, a North Carolina realtor, negotiated a sale of motel property at Allendale, South Carolina, to the Plaintiffs for the owners, Richard L. Haddox and Sherry L. Haddox.…