Peachtree Plastics, Inc. v. Verhine

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

Lester Verhine d/b/a Plastic Grinders of Georgia, Inc. (Verhine) sued Peachtree Plastics, Inc. (Peachtree) to collect an unpaid account. Verhine filed a motion to strike Peachtree’s answer and for a default judgment alleging that the answer was a nullity because it was filed by Peachtree’s president, a nonattorney who was not authorized to represent the corporation in a court of record. Peachtree responded to the motion by filing an amended answer filed by an attorney who entered an appearance as Peachtree’s attorney of record. The trial court struck Peachtree’s…