OKEKPE v. COMMERCE FUNDING CORP.

No. A95A1072.

463 S.E.2d 23 (1995)

218 Ga. App. 705

OKEKPE v. COMMERCE FUNDING CORPORATION.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied October 12, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Giddens, Davidson & Mitchell, Earl A. Davidson, Kenneth Mitchell, Decatur, for appellant.

Stokes, Lazarus & Carmichael, Marion B. Stokes, Derek W. Johanson, Lane R. Frostbaum, Atlanta, for appellee.


SMITH, Judge.

This is a direct appeal from the denial of a motion to dismiss appellee's filing of a foreign judgment under the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Law, OCGA § 9-12-130 et seq. That law applies only to foreign judgments of other states that have adopted the uniform act in substantially the same form as Georgia. OCGA § 9-12-138. When it applies, however, "[a]ny litigation ensuing is limited to that which is afforded any other Georgia judgment...

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