Delta International Machinery Corp. v. Plunk

Banke, Presiding Judge.

Acting as parents and next friends of their minor son, Michael, Mr. and Mrs. Plunk brought the present action against Delta International Machinery Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Delta”) and the McDuffie County Board of Education, seeking to recover for injuries which Michael had allegedly sustained in shop class while using a power saw manufactured by Delta. The Plunks alleged in their complaint that Delta transacted business within this state but had failed to appoint a registered agent for service of process, with the result that the Secretary of State…