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title: O.C.G.A. § 46-8-311. Manner of service of process on lessee of railroad.
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# O.C.G.A. § 46-8-311. Manner of service of process on lessee of railroad.

When any person is sued as the lessee of a railroad, service of a petition, summons, or other process may be effected by delivering a copy thereof to the depot agent or other officer of such lessee in the county where the action is pending, or by leaving a copy at the place where the usual and ordinary public business of such lessee in said county is transacted.

## History

Ga. L. 1884-85, p. 49, § 2; Civil Code 1895, § 2336; Civil Code 1910, § 2800; Code 1933, § 94-1103.