BERRY v. JEFF HUNT MACHINERY CO.

56666.

148 Ga. App. 35 (1978)

250 S.E.2d 813

BERRY v. JEFF HUNT MACHINERY COMPANY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 30, 1978.

Rehearing Denied November 7, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harrison & Roper, J. David Roper, Gary Stokes, for appellant.

Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett & Johnson, David E. Hudson, for appellee.


BIRDSONG, Judge.

Jeff Hunt Machinery Co. ("Hunt") obtained a default judgment against Henry Berry ("Berry") in South Carolina, and brought suit to enforce that judgment in Georgia. Summary judgment was granted in favor of Hunt, and Berry appeals, contending that the South Carolina judgment was void for lack of personal jurisdiction. Held:

1. It is well settled that "personal jurisdiction is necessary before a judgment from a foreign jurisdiction will...

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