Georgia Statutes

§ 33-4-1 — Venue of actions

Georgia § 33-4-1

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O.C.G.A. § 33-4-1 (2026).

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Except for actions arising against unauthorized insurers or under surplus line contracts which are provided for in Chapter 5 of this title, whenever any person shall have a claim or demand on any insurer, such person may bring an action in any of the following places:

(1)In the county where the principal office of the company is located;
(2)In any county where the company shall have an agent or place of doing business;
(3)In any county where such agent or place of doing business was located at the time the cause of action accrued or the contract was made out of which such cause of action arose; or (4) In any county where the property covered by an insurance contract upon which an action is brought is located or where the person entitled to the proceeds of an insurance contract upon whic

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