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PARSONS v. UNIROYAL-GOODRICH TIRE CORPORATION

No. 23953.

438 S.E.2d 238 (1993)

John PARSONS, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Becky Jo Parsons, Respondent, v. UNIROYAL-GOODRICH TIRE CORPORATION and Michelin Tire Corporation, Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 8, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert O. King and Kristofer K. Strasser, of Ogletree Deakins, Nash, Smoak and Stewart, Greenville, for appellant Michelin Tire Corp.

George K. Lyall and Harold W. Gowdy, III, of Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, Greenville, for appellant Uniroyal-Goodrich Tire Corp.

Douglas F. Patrick and Stephen R. H. Lewis, of Covington and Patrick, Greenville, for respondent.

HARWELL, Chief Justice:

Uniroyal-Goodrich Tire Corporation (Uniroyal) and Michelin Tire Corporation (Michelin) contend that the trial judge erred in refusing to dismiss this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We agree and reverse.

I. Facts

John Parsons' (Parsons) wife was killed in an automobile accident in Atlanta, Georgia on August 25, 1989. At the time of the accident, both Parsons and his wife were Georgia residents. On August...

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