Legal Opinion
Woodruff v. BX CORPORATION
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 6, 1980No. 59334PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $900 for rent in a proceeding against the defendant, as a tenant holding over. Held:
1. Code Ann. § 61-303 (Code § 61-303; as amended through Ga. L. 1976, pp. 1372,1377) provides: "If the tenant fails to answer at or before the date provided in section 61-302 (b), the tenant may reopen the default as a matter of right by making an answer within seven days after the date of the default notwithstanding the provisions of section 55 of the Georgia Civil Practice Act (Ga. L. 1966, p.…
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