Legal Opinion
Rives v. Atlanta Newspapers, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 16, 1964No. 40617PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Eberhardt, Judge.
We deal here with a written motion to dismiss upon the ground that the “court is without jurisdiction over the person of this defendant” which was sustained. There is no question but that the trial court has jurisdiction of the subject matter. Consequently, unless the petition shows on its face that the court has no “jurisdiction of the person,” i.e., that the venue is improperly laid, the sustaining of the motion to dismiss was error. Code §§ 81-302, 81-501. See Judge Hall’s concurrence in Standford v. Davidson, 105 Ga. App. 742 (125 SE2d 720).
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Gregoire v. G. P. Putnam's SonsNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Forman v. Mississippi Publishers Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1943
- Age-Herald Pub. Co. v. HuddlestonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. SheftallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Byrd v. State Ex Rel. ColquettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
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3Cited by13 opinions
- State v. EricksonAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
- Cole v. CatesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- Carroll City/County Hospital Authority v. Cox EnterprisesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Rives v. Atlanta Newspapers, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Carroll City/county Hospital Authority v. Cox Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
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