S. D. E., Inc. v. Finley

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Timothy C. Finley, Jr., filed a personal injury action against S. D. E., Inc., after he slipped and fell at a McDonald’s restaurant in Summerville, Georgia owned by the corporation. The shift manager at the restaurant was served with a copy of the complaint, and when S. D. E. did not answer or otherwise appear, the trial court ultimately entered a default judgment in favor of Finley for $250,000. The trial court denied S. D. E.’s motion to set aside the judgment, and S. D. E. sought discretionary review of its order, which this Court granted. This appeal ensued. On…