Jennings v. Davis

It is contended by the plaintiff in error that the judgment against her was absolutely void, for which reason it was not necessary to traverse the sheriff’s entry of service. In Payne v. Moore Finance Co., 87 Ga. App. 627 (74 S. E. 2d 746), this court held: “A verdict and judgment rendered in a case where the officer serving a copy of the petition and process failed to show on the copy the date of the service on the defendant by dating and signing the copy, in the absence of waiver, is void, and the court erred in not setting aside the judgment,” and that the requirements of Code § 81-202 are…