Gooden v. Blanton

140 Ga. App. 612 (1976)

231 S.E.2d 541

GOODEN

v.

BLANTON.

52440.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Submitted July 7, 1976.

Decided December 1, 1976.

Richard K. Greenstein, for appellant.

William Boyd Lyons, for appellee.

McMURRAY, Judge.

This is an appeal from the refusal of the trial judge to vacate a judgment in a tort case. Appellant and his father were sued in the State Court of DeKalb County, Georgia, in a negligence action involving an automobile in the alleged amount of $1,189.80. Both defendants were served. No answer was filed by either of the defendants. The case being in default, the court entered…