Hill v. Bailey

187 Ga. App. 413 (1988)

370 S.E.2d 520

HILL et al.

v.

BAILEY et al.

76153.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided June 3, 1988.

Walter S. Chew, Jr., for appellants.

Verlin L. Jones, Jr., for appellees.

CARLEY, Judge.

Appellee-plaintiffs filed suit and appellant-defendants, having been properly served with the complaint, retained counsel and filed their answer and a counterclaim. Appellants' counsel, after receiving the permission of the trial court and giving notice to his clients, subsequently withdrew from the representation. Appellants did not retain new counsel for approximately one year.

During the…