Bicknell v. CBT Factors Corp.

Birdsong, Judge.

We granted interlocutory appeal of the trial court’s protective order in this case, to determine whether the trial court abused its discretion in requiring the Georgia resident defendants either to depose the New York corporate plaintiff’s agent in New York or to pay the New York plaintiff’s expenses and costs of coming to Georgia. Appellants Bicknell contend the trial court’s order abridges their constitutional and procedural rights to defend themselves in their resident forum, and their right to require CBT Factors Corp. (“CBT”) to appoint an agent to be deposed in Georgia.

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