Supreme Court of Georgia, 1915

Martin v. Shields

Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided October 13, 1915 · Atkinson

144 Ga. 179; 86 S.E. 538; 1915 Ga. LEXIS 110

Opinion of the Court

Atkinson, J.

Where a defendant duly served fails to answer, and a judgment in default is entered against him, the fact that such person has requested a codefendant to employ counsel and file a defense for him, *180and the eodefendant has failed to do so, is not such a providential cause or excusable neglect as will authorize the judge in his sound discretion to allow the default to be opened and a defense set up at the trial term. Ingalls v. Lamar, 115 Ga. 296 (41 S. E. 573); Moore v. Kelly & Jones Co., 109 Ga. 798 (35 S. E. 168); Civil Code, § 5656.

October 13, 1915.

Complaint. Before Judge Meadow. Madison superior court. September 10, 1914.

Clarence E. Adams, for plaintiff in error. Stevenson & Martin and Berry T. Moseley, contra.

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.

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