Lackey v. Treadwell

Goolsby, Judge:

James M. Treadwell, Jr., a Georgia resident, appeals an order denying his motion to quash service of a summons and complaint. The respondent R. Preston Lackey, a South Carolina resident, served the summons and complaint upon Tread-well pursuant to South Carolina’s “long-arm statute.” See S. C. Code of Laws § 36-2-803 (1976). The principal question on appeal is whether traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice prevent the courts of South Carolina from exercis•ing in personam, jurisdiction over Treadwell in this instance.

Lackey seeks to recover retirement benefits…