Legal Opinion
Bible v. Bible
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 6, 1989No. 46827PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunt, Justice.
We granted this application to consider the question whether alternative service made at a defendant’s residence upon a person not “residing therein” constitutes sufficient service under Georgia law.
The trial court, construing OCGA § 9-11-4 (d) (7) found substantial compliance with that section where service on the wife in this divorce action was made by leaving a copy of the complaint and summons at her home in South Carolina with the wife’s employee, who did not live there. OCGA § 9-11-4 (d) (7) provides:
Service shall be made by delivering a copy of the summons and a copy of…
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