Parker v. Ryder Truck Lines, Inc.

Birdsong, Judge.

Plaintiff brought this suit for property damage in the Superior Court of Stephens County. The complaint alleged that the vehicular collision which was the basis of the suit occurred in Laurens County. The complaint further alleged that defendant was a non-resident and that the venue was properly laid in Stephens County, the plaintiffs residence, under the Non-Resident Motorist Act, Code § 68-803. Defendant was served under the provisions of the latter statute. Thereafter, defendant moved to dismiss under CPA § 12 (b) (Code Ann. § 81A-112 (b)) for lack of personal jurisdiction…