Opinion ID: 1290460
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: jurisdiction

Text: Prior to trial, the circuit court judge denied Cummins Florida's special appearance to contest jurisdiction. Appeal from that order was stayed by this court on September 15, 1983, pending a trial on the merits. It is Cummins Florida's contention that it does not have sufficient minimum contacts with the state of South Carolina to allow our courts to exercise in personam jurisdiction over it. The lower court disagreed, finding that this dispute was properly before the court. South Carolina's exercise of jurisdiction over a non-resident defendant is controlled by the provisions of Section 36-2-803, South Carolina Code (1976). This section is known as South Carolina's long-arm statute and reads, in part, as follows: (1) A court may exercise personal jurisdiction over a person who acts directly or by an agent as to a cause of action arising from the person's (a) transacting any business in this state; (b) contracting to supply services or things in the state;