Legal Opinion
GMAC Mortgage Corp. v. Bongiorno
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 23, 2006No. A06A0053PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.
The issue in this wrongful foreclosure case is whether the trial court erred in ruling that jurisdiction over GMAC Mortgage Corporation was obtained by serving the complaint on its office manager at a branch office in Chatham County rather than serving its registered agent. We find no error and affirm the trial court’s order entering final judgment.
The record shows that on December 16,2004, a Chatham County deputy sheriff served Daniel Carr, GMAC’s local branch manager, *329with a copy of the complaint. GMAC did not file an answer, and the trial court scheduled a damages…
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