Legal Opinion
Eastlawn Corp. v. Bankers Equipment Leasing Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 3, 1993No. A93A1535PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
We granted Eastlawn’s application for discretionary appeal to consider the denial of its motion to set aside a foreign judgment domesticated in this state under the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Law, OCGA § 9-12-130 et seq., based on Eastlawn’s limited contacts with the foreign jurisdiction.
Eastlawn is a Georgia corporation with its principal place of business in McDonough, Georgia. Its primary business is the management of a cemetery there. Appellee Bankers Equipment is incorporated in Arizona, and its primary business is the leasing of computer equipment to cemetery…
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