Legal Opinion

Chung-A-On v. Drury

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 5, 2003No. S03A0252PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sears, Presiding Justice.

We granted a discretionary application in this domestic relations case to determine whether the trial court erred in denying the appellant’s motion to dismiss based on a lack of personal jurisdiction. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the trial court did not err, and we therefore affirm its judgment.

“ ‘(D)ue process requires only that in order to subject a defendant to a judgment in personam, if he be not present within the territory of the forum, he have certain minimum contacts with it such that the maintenance of the suit does not offend “traditional…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Shellenberger v. TannerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  3. Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
  4. Beasley v. BeasleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1990
  5. McFarland v. Massachusetts Bonding & InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1928

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Zekser v. ZekserSupreme Court of Georgia · 2013
  2. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. WoodallDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 2003
  3. Barker v. BarkerSupreme Court of Georgia · 2014

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