Legal Opinion
Empire Forest Products, Inc. v. Gillis
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 28, 1987No. 74912PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Birdsong, Chief Judge.
Jurisdiction — Non-Resident Joint Tortfeasor — Transfer. Pertinently stated, Empire Forest Products, Inc. (Empire) entered into a timber harvesting contract with Willie Gillis. Empire is a resident corporation of Ben Hill County. Gillis’ land lies in Telfair County. Empire’s agent at the time, Roberson, also is a resident in Telfair County. Roberson was charged with the responsibility of monitoring the faithful and proper execution of the timber harvest. Empire commenced the harvest of trees, being limited by the contract to harvesting trees of nine inches in diameter at…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Myers v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Kessel v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
- Southeastern Truck Lines, Inc. v. RannSupreme Court of Georgia · 1959
- Thornhill v. BullockCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
- Long v. BrunerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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