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BROWN v. ELLIS

No. COA06-710.

646 S.E.2d 408 (2007)

William Lawson BROWN, III, Plaintiff, v. Mark P. ELLIS, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

July 3, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nix & Cecil, by Lee M. Cecil, High Point, for plaintiff-appellee.

Foreman Rossabi Black, P.A., by T. Keith Black and William F. Patterson, Jr., Greensboro, for defendant-appellant.

STROUD, Judge.

Defendant Mark P. Ellis appeals from the judgment of the trial court awarding compensatory and punitive damages to plaintiff William Lawson Brown, III for alienation of affections. We hold that the judgment of the trial court is void because the trial court did not have personal jurisdiction over defendant. Accordingly, we vacate the judgment of the trial court.

I. Background

Plaintiff is a resident of Guilford County, North Carolina...

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