Risdon Enterprises, Inc. v. Colemill Enterprises, Inc.

McMurray, Chief Judge.

Which law should we apply to a tort action in which it is alleged that the defendants’ negligent conduct in Georgia caused plaintiff’s employee to be killed in a South Carolina airplane crash? Can an employer recover from a wrongdoer for the loss of a key employee’s services under the common law? These questions are presented in the case sub judice.

Plaintiff brought suit against defendants pursuant to the Georgia Long Arm Statute. Plaintiff is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in South Carolina. The individual defendants are residents of South…