Popham v. Jordan

Ellington, Judge.

In 1996, Peter N. Popham sued Hill Jordan, purportedly for fraud, in the State Court of Gwinnett County and obtained a judgment in the amount of $39,545 on May 23, 1997. After Popham allowed the judgment to become dormant, he filed this petition for writ of scire facias pursuant to OCGA§ 9-12-60 et seq. The trial court found that Popham’s petition failed to meet the procedural requirements of OCGA§ 9-12-63 and denied the petition. Popham appeals, challenging virtually every aspect of the trial court’s handling of his petition. For the following reasons, we affirm.

1. Popham…