Maley v. Vancronkite

Andrews, Judge.

We granted this discretionary appeal to determine whether the state court erred in modifying a default judgment against Specialty Atlanta, Inc., for garnishment of VanCronkite’s salary. We find that it did and reverse.

Maley obtained the default judgment against Specialty Atlanta on January 5, 1995. Specialty Atlanta received notice of the default judgment on January 11, 1995, and moved to modify the default judgment on February 22, 1995, well within the 60-day limit imposed by OCGA § 18-4-91. However, Specialty Atlanta did not pay accrued costs until April 24, 1995, more than…