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(Code 1981, §44-3-138, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 1508, § 1; Code 1981, §10-14-13, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2000, p. 882, § 1.)
Cited in Pandora Franchising, LLC v. Kingdom Retail Group, LLLP, 299 Ga. 723, 791 S.E.2d 786 (2016).
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Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2016-10-03
Citation: 299 Ga. 723, 791 S.E.2d 786, 2016 Ga. LEXIS 610
Snippet: “principal place of business in this state”); OCGA § 10-14-13 (establishing venue for actions to enforce laws