Askari v. Dolat

Phipps, Judge.

Joyce Dolat sued Kwame Askari in the Superior Court of Hampden County, Massachusetts, to recover damages arising out of Askari’s negligent operation of a motor vehicle in that state. Dolat also sued Nevorn Askari, the owner of the vehicle. The Askaris, both Georgia residents, failed to appear in Massachusetts, and the court there entered a default judgment for $160,293.45. Dolat then sued them in Walton County, Georgia, to domesticate the Massachusetts judgment.

In Georgia, Dolat prevailed in her motion for summary judgment, and the Askaris appeal, claiming that the Massachusetts…