Legal Opinion
Benton Rapid Express Inc. v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided July 11, 1947No. 15894PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Candler, Justice.
The Constitution of 1945, article 6, section 14, paragraph 6 (Code, Ann. Supp., § 2-4906), requires all civil cases, with certain exceptions, to be brought and tried in the county of the defendant’s residence. This provision of the Constitution applies to corporations as well as to natural persons. Central Bank of Ga. v. Gibson, 11 Ga. 453; Southwestern R. Co. v. Paulk, 24 Ga. 356; Atlanta K. & N. Ry. Co. v. Wilson, 116 Ga. 192 (42 S. E. 356). One of the exceptions to the general constitutional provision that all civil cases must be brought and tried in the county of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- South-Western Railroad v. PaulkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1858
- Central Bank v. GibsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1852
- Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern Railway Co. v. WilsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
3Cited by13 opinions
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- Bergen v. Martindale-Hubbell, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1980
- Hays v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Horton v. Western Contracting Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
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