Parsons v. UNIROYAL-GOODRICH TIRE CORPORATION

Harwell, Chief Justice:

Uniroyal-Goodrich Tire Corporation (Uniroyal) and Michelin Tire Corporation (Michelin) contend that the trial judge erred in refusing to dismiss this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We agree and reverse.

I. Facts

John Parsons’ (Parsons) wife was killed in an automobile accident in Atlanta, Georgia on August 25, 1989. At the time of the accident, both Parsons and his wife were Georgia residents. On August 25, 1992, Parsons, then a resident of Ohio, filed this action against Uniroyal, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Ohio, and…