In the cases of Southern R. Co. v. Grizzle, supra (suit against a resident and a foreign railroad); Jones v. Chandler, supra (suit against a resident and a foreign motor common carrier and its insurer); and Morris v. George, 3 Ga. App. 413 ( 59 S.E. 1116) (1908) (suit against a resident and a foreign surety company), the suits were brought in counties where the foreign corporations had agents, if not also offices, and the court found them to be "residents" of those counties. If the resident partner had been sued in Nelson Assoc. Ltd. v. Grubbs, 135 Ga. App. 947 ( 219 S.E.2d 607) (1975), a different result would have been reached.Judgment affirmed.

See 1983 Ga. Constitution, Art. VI, Sec. I, Par. VIII. The trial court denied these motions, citing OCGA § 9-10-91 and Nelson Assoc. v. Grubbs, 135 Ga. App. 947 ( 219 S.E.2d 607) (1975). The aggrieved movants sought and were granted interlocutory review of the orders.

In this case, jurisdiction and venue did lie in Catoosa County against the non-resident Simpson and the partnership under the long arm statute. Bergen v. Martindale-Hubbell, 245 Ga. 742 (1), 743 ( 267 S.E.2d 10) (1980); Nelson Assoc. v. Grubbs, 135 Ga. App. 947 ( 219 S.E.2d 607) (1975). The above constitutional provision regarding joint tort-feasors applies only to resident joint tort-feasors, and absent some basis for finding Simpson or the partnership to be a "resident" of Catoosa County, that county is an improper venue for suit against Hasty.