Petersen v. Whitson

WALLACE, Judge.

This nonfinal appeal arises out of an action to renew a judgment brought by Edmund S. Whitson, Jr. (the judgment creditor), against C. Thomas Petersen (the judgment debtor). The judgment debtor, a Georgia resident, challenges the circuit court’s order denying his motion to dismiss the action for lack of personal jurisdiction. 1 Because an action to renew a judgment is merely a continuation of the original proceeding, the circuit court had continuing jurisdiction over the nonresident judgment debtor for the purpose of the judgment creditor’s action. Accordingly, we affirm the…