Legal Opinion
Homeowners Mortgage of America, Inc. v. Chase Home Finance, LLC
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 21, 2008No. A08A0858Published
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.
We granted this discretionary appeal to review the trial court’s denial of a motion to set aside a foreign judgment. For reasons that follow, we reverse.
The central facts are not in dispute. Chase Home Finance, LLC, sued Homeowners Mortgage of America, Inc., in New Jersey for breach of contract. At Homeowners’ request, Chase agreed to give Homeowners an additional 30 days to answer the complaint, and the parties filed a “Stipulation Extending Time to Answer” with the New Jersey court. Despite this extension, Homeowners never answered the lawsuit.
The New Jersey court…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Allen B. Du Mont Laboratories, Inc. v. Marcalus Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
- Gypsum Contractors, Inc. v. American Surety CompanySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1962
- Aqua Sun Investments, Inc. v. KendrickCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999
- Murdock v. Madison River Terminal, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2001
- Hicks v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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