Legal Opinion
Jensen Ex Rel. Estate of Muhammad v. Conrad
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided April 6, 1987No. 0925PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sanders, Chief Judge:
These wrongful death and survival actions were filed in Jasper County. The complaints were properly captioned, but the summonses were captioned for Beaufort County. All defendants entered special appearances under now repealed Section 15-13-380, Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976). Arguing the miscaptioned summonses were ineffective to subject them to personal jurisdiction, they moved to dismiss the suits. The trial judge denied the motion to dismiss and allowed Jensen to amend the caption of the summonses to show the actions pending in Jasper County. We affirm these…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Edgefield Mfg. Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
- State Ex Rel. Wolfe v. SandersSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1920
- State Ex Rel. Medlock v. Nest Egg Society Today, Inc.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1986
- Lee v. StorferSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1930
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