Legal Opinion
McNeal v. Able
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 8, 1975No. 50875PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Evans, Judge.
Plaintiff, Edward H. Able, sued three defendants in DeKalb Superior Court including Patricia Jo McNeal and Patricia Arleen Smith. The suit was filed May 16, 1968. One defendant was served on May 21, 1968, but defendants McNeal and Smith were not served until April 24, 1974 and April 25, 1974, respectively.
Defendants Smith and McNeal moved to dismiss because of lack of jurisdiction, contending they were residents of Fulton County and not DeKalb County; because of laches in obtaining service and the running of the statute of limitation. After a hearing based on affidavits, these…
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