GA 40-12-1 - GA 40-12-1

1. In General Effect of nonresidents using state highways. - Nonresident motorists, by using the highways of the state, not only consent to be sued in both state and federal courts of the state, but also waive the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1391(a) as to venue. Burke v. Greer, 114 F. Supp. 671 (M.D. Ga. 1953). Ga. L. 1937, p. 732, § 1 (see now O.C.G.A. § 40-12-1 ) allows a nonresident to be sued in a county where the accident took place. Petroleum Carrier Corp. v. Carter, 233 F.2d 402 (5th Cir. 1956). Means of obtaining personal service on nonresident. - In a Georgia resident's suit against a South Carolina resident arising from a motor vehicle accident, the court disapproved the language in any case that the Non-Resident Motorists Act (NRMA), specifically O.C.G.A. § 40-12-1 , was the prope...