O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 14-2-747 (2019)
Applicability to foreign corporations
✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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In any derivative proceeding in the right of a foreign corporation, the matters covered by this part shall be governed by the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the foreign corporation except for Code Sections 14-2-743 and 14-2-745 and paragraph (2) of Code Section
Notes of Decisions
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case, 2006–2006 · leading case: John R. Hantz v. Phillip Belyew, 194 F. App'x 897 (11th Cir. 2006).
John R. Hantz v. Phillip Belyew, 194 F. App'x 897 (11th Cir. 2006). “Georgia applies the law of the state of incorporation to derivative actions, see O.C.G.A. § 14-2-747, and Transit is incorporated in Florida, which uses the gravamen test to distinguish between direct and derivative claims.”
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