FINANCIAL FEDERAL CREDIT INC. v. Brown
Supreme Court of South Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
*558Justice BEATTY:
This case involves the collection of a promissory note. Financial Federal Credit, Inc. (FFC Inc.), a Texas corporation, brought this action to foreclose a judgment against property owned by Dennis Brown in South Carolina after it obtained a default judgment against Brown in a Texas federal court. Brown filed a motion to dismiss, alleging the Texas default judgment was void due to a lack of personal jurisdiction. The circuit court granted Brown’s motion to dismiss, and FFC Inc. appeals. We reverse and remand.
I. FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
FFC Inc. provided financing to Gregg…
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