Becker v. Fairman

Banke, Judge.

The plaintiff, Fairman, brought this action on a promissory note jointly against Bernie Becker and his wife, seeking $5,000 in principal and $5,369.55 interest, plus attorney fees. According to a syllabus of events in the court’s order, the complaint was filed on February 16, 1982. (The copy of the complaint in the record before us shows no filing date.) Service upon the Beckers was made on March 15,1982. The defendants’ answers were not filed until April 20, 1982, and defendants concede that costs were not tendered at that time, as required by OCGA § 9-11-55 (former Code Ann. §…