Lease Finance Group v. Delphi, Inc.

Adams, Judge.

Lease Finance Group appeals the denial of its motion to dismiss a civil action filed against it in Georgia.

On August 2, 1999, Julie George, an employee of Certified Merchants Services, Inc. (“CMS”), a Texas corporation, met with Evangelos Liapis, the president of Delphi, Inc., d/b/a The Greek Mediterranean Grill, in Camden County, Georgia, for the purpose of Delphi leasing credit card processing equipment for the restaurant. On that day, George presented, and Liapis signed, an equipment lease that showed Lease Finance Group (“LFG”) as the lessor. LFG is an Illinois corporation…