Civil Practice – Foreign Judgments – Default Judgment – Motion to Dismiss – Bahamian Boat Rental

By: Teresa Bruno, Opinions Editor//October 24, 2016//

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Bluewave Boat Rentals Ltd. v. Collins (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-199-16, 8 pp.) (David Norton, J.) 2:16-cv-01043; D.S.C.

Holding: Prior authority on how South Carolina courts should enforce foreign judgments arises from trials on the merits. While there are not enough decisions to irrefutably conclude how this court should enforce a Bahamian court’s default judgment, there is certainly enough guidance to allow this court to recognize and enforce the judgment.

The court denies defendant’s motion to dismiss.

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