Legal Opinion

Merriweather v. Voss

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 17, 2006No. A05A1972PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Miller, Judge.

Christie Ray Merriweather appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of her lawsuit against Tiffany Jade Voss for insufficient service. Since evidence supported the trial court’s conclusion that the defendant was not properly served, we affirm.

The record reveals that Merriweather sued Voss for personal injuries that Merriweather suffered in a December 28, 2002 car accident. Instead of serving Voss with the lawsuit, however, Merriweather served Voss’s brother at his home on December 18, 2004. Voss’s brother was not a party to the lawsuit, and Voss herself averred that she had not…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Terrell v. PorterCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
  2. Whatley's Interiors, Inc. v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Nolan v. JowersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  2. Cooper v. LewisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2007

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