Legal Opinion

Serwitz v. General Electric Credit Corp.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 23, 1987No. 74409PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Judge.

In the first appearance of this case before this court, appellant-defendant was appealing from the denial of his motion to set aside the default judgment that had been entered against him after his answer had been stricken as a sanction for his failure to comply with that portion of a discovery order which awarded attorney’s fees to appellee-plaintiff. Because appellant’s answer had been stricken by a self-effectuating order of the trial court, the denial of his motion to set aside the default judgment was reversed. See Serwitz v. Gen. Elec. Credit Corp., 174 Ga. App. 747 (331…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Thornton v. BursonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
  2. Wetherington v. Koepenick & Horne, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  3. Serwitz v. General Electric Credit Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
  4. Mathews v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Mitcham v. BlalockCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  2. Truitt v. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF AUGUSTACourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
  3. Dyer v. SPECTRUM ENGINEERING, INC.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  4. Largo Villas Homeowners' Ass'n v. BunceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2006
  5. Toles v. G & K Services, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998

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