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C-R-S, Inc. v. M. J. Soffe Company

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jun 12, 1978
245 S.E.2d 884 (Ga. Ct. App. 1978)

Opinion

55602.

SUBMITTED APRIL 10, 1978.

DECIDED JUNE 12, 1978.

Breach of sales agreement. DeKalb State Court. Before Judge Smith.

Jeffrey J. Cohen, for appellant.

McCurdy Candler, Frank J. Rhodes, Jr., George H. Carley, for appellee.


This is a suit for breach of contract brought in the State Court of DeKalb County. The defendant was a nonresident and personal jurisdiction was attempted under the Georgia Long Arm Statute on the basis that defendant transacted business within this state. Code Ann. § 24-113.1 (a). Defendant moved to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and improper venue. After a hearing on the motion, the trial court dismissed the complaint on both grounds. Plaintiff has appealed.

Plaintiff admits and the evidence demands the conclusion that the venue in this case was improper as no business contacts between the parties were ever shown to have occurred in DeKalb County. The Long Arm Statute provides that venue for claims or causes of action shall lie in any county wherein the business was transacted. Code Ann. § 24-116. Therefore, we must affirm this judgment.

Judgment affirmed. Shulman and Birdsong, JJ., concur.

SUBMITTED APRIL 10, 1978 — DECIDED JUNE 12, 1978.


Summaries of

C-R-S, Inc. v. M. J. Soffe Company

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jun 12, 1978
245 S.E.2d 884 (Ga. Ct. App. 1978)
Case details for

C-R-S, Inc. v. M. J. Soffe Company

Case Details

Full title:C-R-S, INC. v. M. J. SOFFE COMPANY

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jun 12, 1978

Citations

245 S.E.2d 884 (Ga. Ct. App. 1978)
146 Ga. App. 200

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