Barber v. Willis

SIDNEY O. SMITH, Jr., District Judge.

This is a suit originally brought in State Court in which jurisdiction was acquired over non-resident defendants through service on the Secertary of State of Georgia on November 13, 1964, pursuant to Georgia Code Ann., § 68-801. Return receipts were received from defendant Phillip Henry Willis dated November 27, 1964, and from defendant Jack Johnson’s wife on November 16, 1964. In an uncontested sworn affidavit, defendant Jack Johnson stated he did not have knowledge of the plaintiff’s process and petition until he returned to his home from a business trip…