HARDY v. PIONEER PARACHUTE CO., INC.

No. 74-1700.

531 F.2d 193 (1976)

Gloria R. HARDY, Appellant, v. PIONEER PARACHUTE COMPANY, INC., and Parachutes Incorporated, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided January 22, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Swartz, Boston, Mass., Walter W. Brooks, Kermit S. King, and O. Fayrell Furr, Jr., Columbia, S.C., on brief, for appellant.

Douglas McKay, Jr., McKay, Sherrill, Walker, Townsend & Wilkins, Heyward McDonald, Rogers, McDonald, McKenzie & Fuller, Columbia, S.C., on brief, for appellees.

Before CRAVEN, BUTZNER and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges.


BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:

Gloria R. Hardy appeals from a ruling of the district court that it lacked personal jurisdiction over the appellees, Pioneer Parachute Co. and Parachutes, Inc. We conclude that the district court had jurisdiction under both South Carolina's long-arm statute and the federal constitution. Accordingly, we reverse.

Hardy brought suit to recover damages for injuries she received while using a parachute made by Pioneer and sold by Parachutes...

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