Hawkins v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action on accident-insurance policy. Before Judge Reid. City court of Atlanta. November 12, 1904. Hawkins brought suit, in the city court of Atlanta, against 'the Fidelty and Casualty Company of New York.
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Action on accident-insurance policy. Before Judge Reid. City court of Atlanta. November 12, 1904. Hawkins brought suit, in the city court of Atlanta, against 'the Fidelty and Casualty Company of New York. He alleged that the defendant was a corporation of the State of New York, engaged in the business of accident insurance, and that it had an agency and office for the transaction of business, and an agent in charge of the same in Fulton county, Georgia, over which the jurisdiction of the city court of Atlanta extends. A demurrer was filed on the grounds, that the defendant was a non-resident…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
“A foreign, corporation doing business in this State and having agents located therein for this purpose may be sued and served in the same manner as domestic corporations, upon any transitory cause of action whether originating in this State or otherwise; and it is immaterial whether the plaintiff be a non-resident or a resident of this State, provided the enforcement of the cause of action would not be contrary to the laws and policy of this State.” Reeves v. Southern Railway Co., 121 Ga. 561.
Judgment reversed.
All the Justices concur, except Simmons, C. J., absent. F. M. Johnson and W. B.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Reeves v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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