Legal Opinion
WBC Holdings, Inc. v. Thornton
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided April 19, 1994No. A94A0606PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Chief Judge.
Defendant WBC Holdings, Inc. is a foreign corporation registered to do business in the State of Georgia, with its registered agent for service1 located in Fulton County. Plaintiffs brought this suit in Fulton County, alleging that the defendant corporation and one of its managers committed intentional torts against them in Bibb County. Defendants’ motion to transfer due to improper venue was denied, and we granted defendants’ motion for interlocutory appeal.
The venue statute of our new corporations code provides that “[f]or the purpose of determining venue, each . . .…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gault v. National Union Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- Savannah Laundry & MacHinery Co. v. OwenbyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
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