Legal Opinion
Patel v. Gupta
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 21, 1998No. A98A1653PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ruffin, Judge.
Narinda Gupta sued Vasant Patel and Kirit Patel for fraud and breach of contract arising out of the sale of a convenience store. Vasant Patel failed to answer and now appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to open default. For reasons which follow, we vacate the order denying Patel’s motion and remand this case to the trial court.
The record shows that one of Gupta’s associates provided Patel with an unsigned “Complaint for Damages” that was not filed with the court during the first week of November 1997. On November 19, 1997, a sheriff served Patel with a complaint that…
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