Georgia Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 9-10-33. Action Against Nonresident Found in State

A person who is not a citizen of this state, passing through or sojourning temporarily in the state, may be subject to an action in any county thereof in which he may be found at the time when the action is brought.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3318; Code 1868, § 3339; Code 1873, § 3416; Code 1882, § 3416; Civil Code 1895, § 4954; Civil Code 1910, § 5531; Code 1933, § 3-206.
Cross references.
Personal jurisdiction over nonresident generally, § 9-10-90 .
Law reviews.
For article discussing aspects of third party practice (impleader) under the Georgia Civil Practice Act, see 4 Ga. St. B.J. 355 (1968).
For comment on White v. Henry, 232 Ga. 64 , 205 S.E.2d 206 (1974), see 26 Mercer L. Rev. 317 (1974).

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