Legal Opinion
Merry v. Robinson
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 29, 2011No. A11A1099PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackwell, Judge.
In May 2008, Suzanne Robinson bought a home in Bryan County, and after finding serious defects in its design and construction, she sued Finley Merry and James Crosby, both of whom, she alleged, were responsible for the design and construction of the home.1 Neither timely answered the complaint, and the court below entered a default judgment against Merry and Crosby jointly, awarding Robinson more than $1 million.2 Merry moved to set aside the default judgment, asserting, among other things, that the court did not have jurisdiction of his person because Robinson did not…
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