Mathis v. Hegwood

Pope, Chief Judge.

On May 7, 1984, a final judgment on remittitur was entered in the Superior Court of Walker County. This judgment decreed that plaintiff Hegwood was the owner in fee simple of certain real property and ordered the clerk to issue a writ of possession to be executed by the sheriff and his deputies. The writ was issued but was never executed. Then, on March 17, 1993, plaintiff brought this action to revive a dormant judgment. See OCGA § 9-12-60 et seq. The trial court ordered that the 1984 judgment be revived, and defendants’ motion for reconsideration was denied.

On appeal,…