Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Ripley
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 22, 1986No. 71324PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Judge.
Thomas A. Ripley, Jr. brought this action against Lawrence Freeman for rent and other claims. Ripley filed a motion for sanctions for Freeman’s failure to submit to discovery. The trial court granted that motion, struck Freeman’s answer and counterclaim and entered judgment by default against him. Freeman appeals.
Appellant contends the trial court erred by granting appellee’s motion for sanctions under OCGA § 9-11-37 (d) because appellant’s failure to comply with discovery was not wilful.
The record reveals that appellant failed to appear for his deposition on two scheduled…
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