Holmberg v. Pajot

Carley, Chief Judge.

In May of 1987, appellee-defendants conveyed real property in Georgia by warranty deed to appellant-plaintiffs. In April of 1988, appellants filed suit, alleging that appellees had failed to disclose a latent defect in the property. Appellees, who are nonresidents, answered and subsequently moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. The trial court granted appellees’ motion to dismiss. This court granted appellants’ application for an interlocutory appeal from that order.

Appellants have alleged a viable tort claim based upon the breach by appellees of the duty…