Kaplan School Supply Corp. v. Henry Wurst, Inc.

HEDRICK, Judge.

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying third-party defendants’ motion to dismiss the third-party complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction.

The resolution of the question of in personam jurisdiction involves a two-fold determination: (1) do the statutes of North Carolina permit the courts of this jurisdiction to entertain this action against third-party defendants, and (2) does the exercise of this power by the North Carolina courts comport with due process of law. Dillon v. Numismatic Funding Corp., 291 N.C. 674, 231 S.E. 2d 629…