McComb v. Tiburon Aircraft, Inc.

Lewis, Chief Justice:

The defendant, Tiburón Aircraft, Inc., a nonresident of South Carolina, appeals from an order of the trial court *684holding that Tiburón was subject to personal jurisdiction in this State. We affirm.

The marijuana-laden aircraft of Tiburón crashed in McCormick County, South Carolina, while being operated by pilots previously employed to deliver the plane from Colorado to Costa Rica. The lower court held that there was sufficient evidence to infer the plane was operated by Ti-burón’s agents at the time of the crash, therefore, Tiburón was subject to personal jurisdiction under…