Georgia Railroad Bank & Trust Co. v. Barton

How courts have described this case

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• execution of note by resident of South Carolina and Georgia Bank is sufficient to create jurisdiction in Georgia
• “The direct connection between the execution of the notes and appellant’s suit for collection is so obvious as to require no elaboration.”
• a single transaction may be a sufficient basis if its effects within the forum are substantial enough whether or not the nonresident is physically present in the state
• “The direct connection between the execution of the notes and [the bank’s] suit for collection is so obvious as to require no elaboration. Suffice it to say that the second prong of the test is also satisfied.”
• jurisdiction valid against nonresident with ongoing relationship with Georgia bank who was sued in connection with several personal notes made with bank, the arrearages on which had been the subject of several meetings with bank personnel in Georgia

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).