Legal Opinion
Poteate v. Rally Manufacturing, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 14, 2003No. A02A1799PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Barnes, Judge.
Lawrence Poteate appeals the trial court’s order dismissing his complaint for failure to exercise due diligence in perfecting service on the defendant after the limitation period expired. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
Poteate filed his complaint on August 22, 2001, for injuries sustained on August 28, 1999, from an allegedly defective automobile jack distributed by Rally Manufacturing, Inc. He alleged in the complaint that Rally was a Florida corporation that could be served pursuant to Georgia’s Long Arm Statute through its registered agent in Miami.
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