Legal Opinion
The Pantry, Inc. v. Harris
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 21, 2005No. A04A2221PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, Judge.
In this appeal from a default judgment in a slip and fall case, The Pantry, Inc. (The Pantry) argues that the trial court erred in refusing to set aside the judgment. We disagree and therefore affirm.
On March 16, 2004, Jeannette Harris filed a negligence lawsuit alleging that she fell and was injured on the premises of a Golden Gallon gas station and convenience store owned by The Pantry. Harris served her complaint on the store manager the following day. On May 4, one day after the 45-day period in which The Pantry could open default as a matter of right (see OCGA § 9-11-55…
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