Legal Opinion
Russaw v. Burden
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 31, 2005No. A05A0751PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mikell, Judge.
Rodney James Russaw appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his complaint on the ground that he failed to respond to discovery. Russaw also contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for default judgment and in granting a trial on the issue of damages and causation. For reasons that follow, we affirm.
Russaw filed a personal injury action against Willie C. Burden, Jr., to recover damages for injuries he sustained in an automobile collision with Burden on January 9, 2001. Burden was served on January 7, 2003, but did not file his answer or demand for jury trial…
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