Health Horizons, Inc. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
On August 8, 1997, Health Horizons, Inc. (“Health Horizons”) filed a complaint for fraud against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) in the DeKalb Superior Court. In paragraph 3, Health Horizons mistakenly alleged that it “is a Georgia corporation.” In its answer and defensive pleadings, State Farm did not raise any issue of the standing of Health Horizons to sue in Georgia, although it was a foreign corporation that transacted business in Georgia without a certificate of authority. After discovery and various discovery motions, it was revealed that…
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