Legal Opinion

Cook v. Bright

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided July 12, 1979No. 57824PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Underwood, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order setting aside a judgment entered pursuant to default against Dave Bright, his motion to set aside alleging that he had not been legally served with process. It was the opinion of the trial court that the return made by the serving officer showed on its face such defective service as to render the judgment predicated thereon subject to motion to set aside pursuant to CPA § 60 (d) (Code Ann. § 81A-160 (d)). We affirm.

The principal sum involved was $3,946, and accordingly under CPA § 4 (d) (7) (Code Ann. § 81 A-104 (d) (7)) service was required to…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jones v. Bibb Brick Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. Holloway v. FreyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  3. DeJarnette Supply Co. v. F. P. Plaza, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1972
  4. Thompson v. LagerquistSupreme Court of Georgia · 1974
  5. Hickey v. MerritCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  5. Cheshire Bridge Enterprises, Inc. v. Lexington InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1987

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