Legal Opinion
Murray v. Tuxedo Plumbing & Heating Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 21, 1979No. 56934PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Banke, Judge.
The appellant, John M. Murray, Jr., Construction Company, Inc., appeals the denial of his motion to set aside a default judgment entered in favor of the appellee, Tuxedo Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc.
The appellant was served on April 18, 1978, and the suit went into default when the appellant failed to file his answer within the following 30 days. See Code Ann. §§ 81A-104 (d), 81A-155 (a). The parties appeared in court at the first calendar call of the case, at which time the appellee made an oral motion to dismiss the appellant’s answer and counterclaim. The trial judge granted…
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