Legal Opinion
Ballenger v. Floyd
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 28, 2006No. A06A1763PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.
Plaintiffs below appeal from the trial court’s grant of Troy Christopher Floyd’s motion to dismiss due to insufficient service of process. We find no error and affirm.
This case arose after an automobile accident in which plaintiffs’ (collectively “Ballenger’s”) decedent was killed. Ballenger sued the driver of the other vehicle, the driver’s father, Hooters’ Restaurant, and Troy Floyd, a passenger in the other vehicle.
Instead of serving Floyd personally with the summons and complaint, the process server attempted to serve him pursuant to OCGA § 9-11-4 (e) (7), which…
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