Legal Opinion

Rocker v. Windsor Forest, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 23, 1965No. 41455PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Debn, Judge.

Whether or not the trial court erred in directing a verdict for the defendant on its plea to the jurisdiction depends on whether the evidence demands a finding that the defendant did “maintain a place of business and agent'in this State upon whom service may be perfected” as of January 29, 1965, the date of filing of this petition. Otherwise, under the provisions of Code Ann. § 22-1509, the suit was properly brought in Fulton County, the county of residence of Tom Bergen, who was designated in the annual return required by Code Ann. § 22-1703 made by the corporation over the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Pyron & Son v. RuohsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. Shepard v. ChappellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1922

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Strickland v. Foundation Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  2. Dowling v. TracyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1967

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