Santa Fe Engineers, Inc. v. Carolina Door Products, Inc.

Lewis, Chief Justice:

The appellant, Carolina Door Products, Inc., challenges an order of the lower court judge denying his motion to dismiss based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens, or failing that, to stay the current proceedings. The trial judge additionally denied the appellant’s motion to add Courion Industries, Inc. as a third party defendant. We affirm.

The respondent, Santa Fe Engineers, Inc., a California Corporation, authorized to do business in South Carolina, initiated this action against the appellant to recover damages alleged to have been incurred as a result of the…