Legal Opinion
Deering Milliken Research Corporation v. Textured Fibres, Inc., Virginia Mills, Inc., and Throwing Corporation of America
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1969No. 13214_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
Deering Milliken Research Corp. appeals from an order of the district court quashing service of process on Textured Fibres, Inc., Virginia Mills, Inc., and Throwing Corp. for want of personal jurisdiction. We hold that South Carolina’s long-arm statute confers jurisdiction over a person who breaches a contract after the effective date of the statute, although the contract was made before that date. Accordingly, we reverse and remand.
In May 1964, Deering Milliken licensed the defendants to use a process it had developed. The licensees agreed to pay Deering Milliken a…
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