Legal Opinion
Georgia Department of Human Services v. Dougherty County, Georgia
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided February 5, 2015No. A14A2266PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ray, Judge.
Dougherty County, Georgia, and its sheriff, Kevin Sproul (the “plaintiffs”), filed a complaint in the Superior Court of Dougherty County against the Georgia Department of Human Services and the Division of Child Support Services (the “defendants”) seeking to recover statutory service of process fees for civil actions that the defendants had initiated in that court. The defendants filed an answer by special appearance and simultaneously moved to dismiss the complaint on various grounds, including improper venue. The trial court denied the motion to dismiss and issued a certificate…
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