Legal Opinion
Hammond v. Butler, Means, Evins & Brown
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided January 22, 1990No. 23142PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Finney, Justice:
This appeal involves the question of whether a South Carolina court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident, appellant Alan S. Kramer (Kramer), who resides and practices law in New York City. Kramer moved to dismiss the action against him for lack of personal jurisdiction. The trial court held that the long-arm statute and minimum contact requirements had been satisfied; therefore, South Carolina could exercise personal jurisdiction. We affirm the trial court’s decision.
Respondent Gaines W. Hammond, Jr. (Hammond), is a businessman-urologist who practices in South…
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