Legal Opinion
Industrial Mechanical, Inc. v. Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 5, 1997No. A97A1367PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Harold R. Banke.
Industrial Mechanical, Inc. (“Industrial”) sued Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. (“Siemens”) to recover for a debt allegedly owed by Free Flow Cooling, Ltd. (“Free Flow”), a British company. It is undisputed that the trial court lacked jurisdiction over Free Flow. Industrial appeals the trial court’s dismissal of its action against Siemens based on the court’s determination that Free Flow was an indispensable party.
Industrial alleged in its complaint that it subcontracted with Free Flow for a portion of a construction project in Texas and that Free Flow breached that…
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