Packer Plastics, Inc. v. Johnson

Johnson, Judge.

Packer Plastics, Inc., obtained a default judgment in Kansas for $17,462.25 against Brad Johnson d/b/a Poss Sage’s Restaurant. Johnson, a Georgia resident, filed a motion to set aside the default judgment in the Kansas court, arguing that his failure to file an answer to Packer Plastic’s complaint was due to excusable neglect. The Kansas court denied Johnson’s motion to set aside the judgment. Packer Plastics then filed an action in the Superior Court of Clarke County, Georgia to domesticate and enforce the Kansas judgment. In response, Johnson filed a motion to vacate the…