Georgia Court of Appeals, 1973

Glenco-Belvedere Animal Hospital, Inc. v. Winters

Glenco-Belvedere Animal Hospital, Inc. v. Winters
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided September 12, 1973 · Stolz, Eberhardt, Panned
200 S.E.2d 506; 129 Ga. App. 621; 1973 Ga. App. LEXIS 1082 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Glenco-Belvedere Animal Hospital, Inc. v. Winters

Opinion

Stolz, Judge.

An "appearance” card, containing no admissions, denials, or statements of inability to answer for any reason, does not meet the statutory standards for a pleading as set forth in Code Ann. § 81A-112 (b) (Ga. L. 1966, pp. 609, 622; 1967, pp. 226, 231; 1968, pp. 1104, 1106; 1972, pp. 689, 692, 693) and Code Ann. § 81A-108 (b) (Ga. L. 1966, pp. 609, 619; 1967, pp. 226, 230); therefore, the Judge of the State Court of DeKalb County erred in his order ruling that the filing of such an "appearance” card only in this action on an open account, constituted an answer that joined the issues in the case.

Judgment reversed.

Eberhardt, P. J., and Panned, J., concur.

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