Hills v. Richmond & D. R. Co.

The demurrer filed in this case makes the question that the cause of action did not originate in the county of Fulton or state of Georgia, but did originate in the state of South Carolina, therefore the Georgia courts have no jurisdiction. That foreign corporations may be sued in Georgia is well settled. Berry v. Railroad Co., 39 Ga. 554; Insurance Co. v. Carrugi, 41 Ga. 660; Wilson v. Danforth, 47 Ga. 676; Railroad Co. v. Railroad Co., 51 Ga. 458. The qualification to this rule is stated to he that it cannot be sued for wrongs done or contracts made in another state. This is said to be…