Legal Opinion
Fain v. Hutto
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 17, 1976No. 30888PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jordan, Justice.
This appeal is from the dismissal of the complaint of Judy L. Fain against Deborah Hutto and J. L. Allen.
The complaint was filed in DeKalb Superior Court, and alleged: In February, 1975, Hutto filed a suit against the plaintiff in the State Court of DeKalb County demanding $200 in damages. Allen, a deputy marshal of that court, purported to serve the suit on the plaintiff by delivering a copy of the suit and summons at her "place of abode ... into hands of door.” She never received the copy, and judgment was obtained against her by default. She was first notified of the…
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3Cited by9 opinions
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