Buchanan v. Treadwell

Hawkins, Justice.

On September 22, 1956, a petition designated as an “equitable motion,” was filed in Carroll Superior Court, seeking to set aside a default judgment entered in a proceeding to have the judgment of an Alabama court made the judgment of the Georgia court. Petitioners allege “that the records show that this suit was served by leaving copies at our most notorious place of abode; if so, they were not brought to our attention until too late to file answers [and] for that reason no answers were filed, and a default judgment was taken August 3, 1956.” Held:

1. While, under Code §…