Porter v. Mid-State Homes, Inc.

Bell, Chief Judge.

In this suit the plaintiffs sought to recover money from defendant, a nonresident of Georgia, which allegedly was paid by them to the latter under duress. In personam jurisdiction over the defendant was predicated on either or both of two parts of our Long Arm Statute, viz. the transaction of any business within this state or the ownership, use or possession of any real estate situated in Georgia. Code Ann. § 24-113.1 (a, d). The trial court dismissed the complaint on motion of defendant for lack of personal jurisdiction. The facts are not in dispute. The plaintiffs executed…