J. C. Penney Co. v. Malouf Co.

Gunter, Justice.

This case (actually two cases involving the same issues) is here pursuant to our granting a writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Georgia. The decision of the Court of Appeals is reported at 125 Ga. App. 832 (189 SE2d 453), and a full statement of facts is given in the opinion of the Court of Appeals.

The essential issue for determination here is whether Georgia’s Long Arm Statute (Code Ann. § 24-113.1) affords jurisdiction in the Georgia Courts over a non-resident corporation where the alleged occurrence and the alleged damages to two Georgia plaintiffs took place in…