Legal Opinion
Stephens v. STOVALL & COMPANY, INC.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 8, 1987No. 74726PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
The trial court granted judgment in favor of Stovall and Company, Inc. in its suit on account against Stephens, after the court found as a matter of law that the case had been settled, and granted the company’s motion to compel settlement. Stephens enumerates this as error on the ground that the case should have been automatically dismissed under OCGA § 9-2-60 (b) because no written order was taken in the case for more than five years.
Plaintiff filed suit on December 9, 1977. Defendant filed his answer and a motion for a more definite statement on January 11, 1978, and on April…
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