Titsworth v. Mayfield

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• holding that plaintiff was entitled to default judgment where there was no dispute that defendant was served and had not answered, even though plaintiff filed proof of service five months after service and with the motion for default judgment
• explaining that “if service upon a defendant was made by an unauthorized person, the purported service was a nullity and was never properly perfected”
• trial court erred in failing to grant default judgment where defendant failed to answer or open default within 15 days thereafter
• trial court erred in failing to grant default judgment where defendant failed to answer or open default within 15 days thereafter
• trial court erred in failing to grant Lewis’ motion for entry of a default judgment where defendant failed to timely file an answer or other responsive pleading and did not seek to open the default
• decided prior to the 2010 amendment to OCGA § 9-11-4(h)

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