Weitzel v. GRIFFIN & ASSOCIATES

Beasley, Judge.

These cases involve three actions brought in Colquitt County by various creditors against six members of a joint venture which operates a business in Moultrie. Two members of the joint venture reside in Texas and were brought in under the long arm statute, OCGA § 9-10-91, which permits the exercise of personal jurisdiction over nonresidents who transact any business within this state. Two members reside in Henry County and two in Clayton County. In each suit, these four were brought in as joint obligors to a contractual debt.

The four members of the venture who were not…