Legal Opinion
SunTrust Bank, South Georgia N.A. v. Perry
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 30, 1998No. A98A1524PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Judge.
Plaintiff SunTrust Bank, South Georgia, N.A. appeals the denial of its motion for default judgment, contending that the trial court erred in allowing defendant Diane Perry to open her default.
On July 21, 1997, SunTrust filed a complaint against Perry and others. The complaint sought to hold Perry liable, under several theories, for damages suffered by SunTrust as a result of a dishonored check that had been endorsed by Perry. Perry was served with the complaint on July 22, 1997, but did not file an answer within the 30-day period required by law. On September 5, 1997, the…
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