Jacques v. Murray

BLACKBURN, Presiding Judge.

In this civil action, defendant Steven Jacques appeals an order denying his motion to set aside a default judgment and a separate order denying his motion to apportion costs of the record on appeal, arguing that the trial court erred in striking his answer for failure to appear at trial and in not apportioning some of the costs of the appellate record to plaintiff. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

The record shows that in July 2003, Mozell Murray filed suit against Jacques in Richmond County, alleging breach of contract, fraud, and violations of federal…