Legal Opinion

Sellers v. Bell

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 21, 1979No. 58096PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Shulman, Judge.

Defendant appeals the denial of his motion to set aside a default judgment. We affirm.

Defendant, submitting that his mental incompetency required personal service in accordance with Code Ann. § 81A-104(d) (4), and not the substituted service which was effected, asserts that the court erred in denying and refusing to consider extrinsic evidence in support of his § 81A-160 (d) motion to set aside the judgment for lack of personal jurisdiction. We cannot agree.

1. Contrary to defendant’s contentions, the court considered extrinsic evidence regarding the mental condition of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Holloway v. FreyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  2. Collins v. CollinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1961
  3. Keith v. ByramSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Trammel v. BradberryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
  2. Bell v. SellersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  3. McCullough v. MolyneauxCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  4. Corey v. RenardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  5. Iannicelli v. IannicelliCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983

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