NEY-COPELAND & ASSOCIATES, INC. v. Tag Poly Bags, Inc.

Shulman, Judge.

Plaintiff brought suit against defendant, a Texas corporation, for breach of contract, predicating jurisdiction on the Long Arm Statute, Code Ann. § 24-113.1. Plaintiff asserted that the “minimum contacts” requirement of transacting business within Georgia was satisfied by virtue of a business meeting (at which contract negotiations were held) between plaintiff and agents of the defendant. By special appearance, defendant moved to dismiss plaintiffs complaint for lack of jurisdiction, arguing that, regardless of whether or not such meeting satisfied the minimum contacts test,…