Legal Opinion
Fleet Capital Leasing—Technology Finance v. Seal Jet of the Carolinas, Inc.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided March 15, 2004No. 3761PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, J.:
Fleet Capital Leasing — Technology Finance (“Fleet”) sought to enforce a Michigan default judgment against Seal Jet of the Carolinas, Inc. (“Seal Jet”) pursuant to the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, South Carolina Code Annotated section 15-35-900-960 (Supp.2002). Seal Jet defended, asserting the default judgment was void because the Michigan court did not have personal jurisdiction over it. The circuit court found Seal Jet made a general appearance in the Michigan case, and thus, the Michigan court had personal jurisdiction. Furthermore, the circuit court entered the…
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