Legal Opinion
ETS Payphone, Inc. v. TK INDUSTRIES
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 1, 1999No. A98A2295PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Judge.
ETS Payphone, Inc. appeals from the trial court’s dismissal, for lack of personal jurisdiction, of its complaint against TK Industries for breach of contract and fraud. TK Industries, a non-resident of Georgia, is not subject to personal jurisdiction under the Long Arm Statute, specifically OCGA § 9-10-91 (1) or (3), and therefore, we affirm.
On a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, a “[defendant bears the onus of proving lack of personal jurisdiction. Easterling v. Easterling, 231 Ga. 90, 91 (1) (200 SE2d 267) [(1973)]. If the motion is decided on the basis…
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