Scriver v. Lister

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Richard Scriver appeals from a default judgment entered against him in the total amount of $813,620. This is the second appearance of this matter before this Court. The case was first appealed after the trial court granted Scriver’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and his alternative motion for a new trial following a jury verdict in the plaintiffs’ favor. In Lister v. Scriver, 216 Ga. App. 741, 746-747 (456 SE2d 83) (1995), 1 we reversed the trial court’s grant of the motion for j.n.o.v., but affirmed the grant of the motion for new trial.

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