Legal Opinion
Republic Leasing Co., Inc. v. Haywood
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided January 5, 1998No. 2777PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEARN, Judge:
These consolidated appeals arise out of the breach of a lease agreement between a South Carolina lessor and out-of-state lessees. The lessor appeals the trial court’s dismissal of its lawsuit for lack of personal jurisdiction. It also disputes the trial court’s finding that its filing of affidavits was untimely and contained impermissible hearsay. We reverse. 1
ISSUE
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to exercise personal jurisdiction based solely on the consent to jurisdiction clause.
FACTS
This dispute centers on a consent to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- C.A.N. Enterprises, Inc. v. South Carolina Health & Human Services Finance CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1988
- McRae v. JD/MD, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1987
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