Legal Opinion
North Georgia Medical Center v. Food Lion, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided May 12, 1999No. A99A0848PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Judge Harold R. Banke.
North Georgia Medical Center obtained default judgment against Food Lion, Inc. when Food Lion failed to answer a summons of continuing garnishment. Food Lion paid all accrued costs of court and moved within the required 60 days to modify and reduce the judgment. See OCGA § 18-4-91. North Georgia opposed the motion on the ground that the attorney signing the motion was not licensed in Georgia.
Outside the 60-day period, Food Lion moved to amend its motion by substituting in the name and signature of a licensed Georgia attorney. The court allowed the amendment and reduced…
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