Legal Opinion
BLAKEMORE v. DIRT MOVERS, INC. Et Al.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 11, 2018No. A17A1540PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Self, Judge.
In this interlocutory appeal in a wrongful death action, we must decide whether a domestic motor carrier corporation may remove a tort action in which it is a defendant to the county where its principal place of business is located, pursuant to OCGA § 14-2-510 (b) (4), when venue against the defendant would also be proper in the county where the tort occurred under OCGA § 40-1-117 (b). Because plaintiff Natasha Blakemore's allegations of venue were based upon a distinct venue provision unique to motor carriers, we conclude that defendant Dirt Movers, Inc. had no right of removal…
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