Legal Opinion

Shellenberger v. Tanner

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided April 5, 1976No. 51911, 51912, 51914, 51915PublishedCited by 87 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Deen, Presiding Judge.

1. Development of the Exercise of Jurisdiction Over Nonresident Defendants.

Any analysis of the power of a forum’s courts to exercise in personam jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant must begin with the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Pennoyer v. Neff, 95 U. S. 714 (24 LE 565). The court there held that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is violated when a court renders a personal judgment against a nonresident defendant over whom jurisdiction has not first been obtained; the requisite personal jurisdiction cannot be supplied by service…

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2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  5. Green v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1907

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3Cited by87 opinions

  1. Delong Equipment Company v. Washington Mills Abrasive Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  2. Innovative Clinical & Consulting Services, LLC v. First National Bank of AmesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
  3. Behar v. Aero Med International, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
  4. Aero Toy Store, LLC v. GrievesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  5. Gold Kist Inc. v. Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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