Legal Opinion

Alexander v. Askin Squire Corp.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 1, 1978No. 54940PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Bell, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff obtained a default judgment against defendant on a complaint alleging an indebtedness on a contract in a lump sum. Attached to the complaint was a notice stating that the amount claimed included attorney fees. After entry of the default judgment, defendant moved to set aside the judgment under CPA § 60 (d) (Code Ann. § 81A-160 (d)). The "nonamendable defect” alleged in the motion was that neither the complaint nor the notice attached thereto contained any allegation that attorney fees were authorized; and that the amount of the attorney fees was not separately…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Candler v. OrkinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  2. Veneer Manufacturing Co. v. HillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1945

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. C. E. Morgan Building Products, Inc. v. Safe-Lite Manufacturing, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  2. Willett Lincoln-Mercury, Inc. v. LarsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981

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