Fields v. INA Filtration Corp.

Cureton, Judge:

Jochen Sehoeller appeals an order of the trial court finding him subject to personal jurisdiction in South Carolina in a suit brought by Earl Fields for breach of contract, payment on a promissory note, and damages for fraud. We affirm.

Jochen Sehoeller, a German national residing in Duren, Germany, is a 75 percent shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of INA Filtration Corporation, a South Carolina corporation with its principal place of business in Spartanburg County. INA was incorporated in 1974 to import woven wire cloth for sale in this country. At the time of…