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OLSON v. LOCKWOOD GREENE ENGINEERS

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278 S.C. 67 (1982)

292 S.E.2d 186

Kathleen T. OLSON, Ancillary Executrix of the Estate of Clyde L. Olson, Appellant, v. LOCKWOOD GREENE ENGINEERS, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

May 26, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Coming B. Gibbs, Jr., of Gibbs, Gaillard, Rowell & Tanenbaum and Bleecker & Flynn, Charleston, for appellant.

T. Sam Means, Jr., and Stanley T. Case, both of Butler, Means, Evins & Browne, Spartanburg, for respondent.

Martin S. Driggers, Sr., of Saleeby, Cox, Driggers & Bledsoe, Hartsville, amicus curiae, for South Carolina Trial Lawyers Ass'n.

May 26, 1982.

NESS, Justice:

Appellant, Kathleen Olson, appeals the order of the lower court dismissing her wrongful death action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, pursuant to § 15-5-150, Code of Laws of S.C. (1976) commonly referred to as the "Door Closing Statute." Mrs. Olson argues the trial court erred in holding her a nonresident of South Carolina for purposes of this case. We agree and reverse.

Section 15-5-150, supra, limits jurisdiction...

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