Legal Opinion
Banks v. City of Hampton
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 12, 2006No. A06A0159PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bernes, Judge.
We granted this interlocutory appeal to determine whether venue of the case was proper in Clayton County. One defendant in this action — the estate of Dwight Allen Dixon — is located for residency purposes in Clayton County, while the other defendant resides in Henry County. Plaintiff sought to litigate her tort claims in Clayton County under the joint tortfeasor venue provision of the Georgia Constitution. See Ga. Const. of 1983, Art. VI, Sec. II, Par. IV. The trial court, however, concluded that venue could not lie in Clayton County because the Dixon estate was insolvent and,…
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