Perry v. Lowry Co.

1. Upon the trial of a traverse to an officer’s return of service, the entry of service “is to be taken as more than merely prima facie true; and in order to justify a finding against the return, the evidence should be the strongest of which the nature of the case will permit, and even then it will not be deemed sufficient unless it be, in the opinion of the jury, so explicit and convincing as to show clearly that the entry of service is false.” Cochran v. Whitworth, 21 Ga. App. 406, 407 (4) (94 S. E. 609).

2. The evidence of the officer making the return, to the effect that on going to…