Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Capital Bank

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 27, 2011No. A11A1989PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blackwell, Judge.

Capital Bank secured a judgment against Sidney Lewis and then commenced garnishment proceedings in Catoosa County against Tommy Lewis, the proprietor of a paint and body shop at which, Capital Bank believed, Sidney was employed. Capital Bank caused a garnishment summons to be served upon Tommy, but the summons was addressed to another business, not to Tommy. When Tommy did not answer this summons, Capital Bank moved for a default judgment against Tommy, and the court below entered one. A few months later, Tommy moved to set aside the default judgment, asserting that he never…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Murphy Brothers, Inc. v. Michetti Pipe Stringing, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
  2. Williams v. FullerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
  3. Gainesville Feed & Poultry Co. v. WatersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1952
  4. KMM Industries, Inc. v. Professional Placement Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  5. Heard v. HopperSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975

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3Cited by5 opinions

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