Shahan v. Scott

Marshall, Chief Justice.

This case is here on certiorari. Shahan v. Scott, 189 Ga. App. 514 (376 SE2d 221) (1988). Certiorari was granted for the purpose of determining whether, under the service-of-process provisions of the Long Arm Statute, OCGA § 9-10-94, the mode of service of process utilized in a case must be authorized by the laws of the state in which service has been made.

However, the Long Arm Statute concerns the exercise of personal jurisdiction over non-residents. OCGA § 9-10-91. Here, the record shows that under unwithdrawn statements in the plaintiffs’ pleadings, the defendants…