Tuten v. Tuten

227 Ga. 228 (1971)

180 S.E.2d 233

TUTEN (now Miller)

v.

TUTEN.

26158.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Argued November 9, 1970.

Decided January 29, 1971.

Gibson, McGee & Blount, J. B. McGee, Jr., for appellant.

1. "`The courts of this state have no extra-territorial jurisdiction, and cannot make the citizens of foreign states amenable to their process, or conclude them by a judgment in personam, without their consent.' Dearing v. Bank of Charleston, 5 Ga. 497 (5); Gates v. Shaner, 208 Ga. 454 (67 SE2d 569) and cases cited." Slowik v. Knorr, 222 Ga. 669, 671 (151 SE2d 726). Therefore, although the superior…