DeJarnette Supply Co. v. F. P. Plaza, Inc.

Nichols, Justice.

On May 1, 1970, a default judgment was rendered in the Civil Court of Fulton County against Mt. Pleasant Plaza, Inc., a corporation that later merged into F. P. Plaza, Inc. On July 28, 1970, the present complaint was filed to have the default judgment in favor of De-Jarnette Supply Company set aside because of. a lack of service of process. On the hearing of the issue thus made the trial court, hearing the case without the intervention of a jury, rendered a judgment setting aside the default judgment because of a lack of service and lack of jurisdiction of the court over the…