MARINE PORT TERMINALS v. GA. PORTS AUTHORITY

72786.

180 Ga. App. 380 (1986)

348 S.E.2d 896

MARINE PORT TERMINALS v. GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied September 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin D. Robb, Jr., James B. Matthews III, for appellant.

Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Marion O. Gordon, First Assistant Attorney General, J. Robert Coleman, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Daniel M. Formby, Assistant Attorney General Nancy Gallagher, Attorney, George H. Chamlee, Special Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


BIRDSONG, Presiding Judge.

Marine Port Terminals sued the Georgia Ports Authority in Glynn County (Brunswick, Georgia), where the Ports Authority stored cargo for Marine Port Terminals under lease. The suit was for damage to cargo resulting from a leaking roof. The Ports Authority moved to dismiss the complaint for improper venue and lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and the trial court dismissed the complaint. Held:

The Ports Authority contends...

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