Dowat, Inc. v. Tiffany Corp.

JOHNSON, Judge.

The first issue we must decide is whether the trial court erred in allowing defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs complaint on the basis of insufficiency of service of process and lack of jurisdiction over the person. However, before we discuss the ultimate issue with respect to service of process, relevant precedent, see Canterbury v. Hardwood Imports, 48 N.C. App. 90, 268 S.E. 2d 868 (1980) (even though a corporate defendant had actual notice and there was sufficient minimum contacts whereby a North Carolina Court could exercise jurisdiction, substituted service or process…