Legal Opinion
Burt v. ENERGY SERVICES INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 1, 1993No. A92A1919PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Judge.
The appellant, Hilliard Burt, appeals from the order of the trial court dismissing his complaint for damages against the appellee, Energy Services Investment Corporation, based upon lack of personal jurisdiction.
In 1979, a representative of Byron Oil Industries, Inc., of Missouri (Byron), contacted the appellant by phone to invest in an oil well in the State of Colorado. According to the terms of the agreement, Byron would act as the operator of the well. After several telephone conversations with a representative of Byron, the appellant received a letter, a statement of the…
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