Legal Opinion
Thornton v. Burson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 24, 1979No. 58235PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Judge.
Appellant-Thornton appeals from an order of the trial court, made pursuant to Code Ann. § 81A-137, striking his answer and entering a default judgment against him for failure to answer appellees’ interrogatories.
1. Appellees move to dismiss this appeal for failure of appellant to comply with an order of the trial court requiring a supersedeas bond to be filed. The motion to dismiss is denied. "Failure of the appealing party to file a supersedeas bond simply means that the judgment of the trial court may be enforced and is no ground for dismissing the appeal. [Cits.]” Crymes v.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mayer v. Interstate Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Swindell v. SwindellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Maxey v. CovingtonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Savannah Surety Associates, Inc. v. MasterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- Houston General Insurance v. Stein Steel & Supply Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
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3Cited by31 opinions
- General Motors Corp. v. ConkleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Wetherington v. Koepenick & Horne, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- Serwitz v. General Electric Credit Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1985
- Loftin v. Gulf Contracting Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
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