Legal Opinion
BOWEN v. SAVOY
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 28, 2020No. S19G0278PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
308 Ga. 204
FINAL COPY S19G0278. BOWEN et al. v. SAVOY et al. BENHAM, Justice.1 We granted certiorari in this case to address the following question: To show a proper case for opening default under OCGA § 9- 11-55 (b), must the defendant provide a reasonable explanation for the failure to file a timely answer? For the reasons that follow, we answer that question in the negative and therefore reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals in Bowen v. Savoy, 347 Ga. App. XXV (A18A1001) (Sept. 25, 2018) (unpublished) and remand this case for consideration consistent with this decision. In 2016,…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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