DeKalb Cablevision Corp. v. Press Assn.

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

We granted an interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint. The motion to dismiss was based on the ground that plaintiff, a foreign corporation, failed to obtain a certificate of authority as required by the Georgia Business Corporation Code (B.C.C.).

Plaintiff, a New York corporation, contracted with defendant to furnish daily a news compilation from the Associated Press for broadcast purposes over its cable services. The news compilation was to be delivered at "DeKalb County, Georgia.” The contract was "made at…