Plowden & Roberts, Inc. v. Porterfield

Appellant, a South Carolina corporation, whose business is buying and selling steel, entered into a contract with J. Robert Carlton, a resident of Virgina and owner of Ohio real estate, to erect a steel framework for a warehouse for Carlton on his Ohio real estate and to furnish the steel for that framework.

The appellant purchased the steel from four out-of-state suppliers and the steel was delivered by vendors’ vehicles and common carriers to points at or near the location where the warehouse was to be constructed.

The appellant entered into a written contract with a sub-contractor, Tri-State…