Legal Opinion

Wyatt v. House

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 5, 2007No. A07A1022PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Barnes, Chief Judge.

Hazel Dianne Wyatt sued McKensley House for damages arising from a May 10, 2003 automobile accident. Wyatt filed the complaint on May 5, 2005, but never perfected service on House before he voluntarily dismissed the action without prejudice on July 13, 2005.

On September 13, 2005, Wyatt re-filed the action, and served House by publication because she was unsuccessful in her attempts to perfect personal service upon House. Service by publication was completed and proof was filed with the court; however, on May 10, 2006 the trial court issued an order finding that the service…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Waldroup v. Greene County Hospital AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1995
  2. Hobbs v. ArthurSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  3. Herring v. DunningCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
  4. Melton v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
  5. Auto-Owners Insurance v. CrawfordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1999

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3Cited by13 opinions

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