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THORNTON v. NATIONAL AMERICAN INS. CO.

No. S97G1234.

499 S.E.2d 894 (1998)

269 Ga. 518

THORNTON v. NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE CO. et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 18, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Wedge, Shapiro, Fussell, Wedge, Smotherman & Martin, Atlanta, for Michael T. Thornton et al.

Taylor W. Jones, Rebecca Copeland West, Jones, Copeland, Lefkowitz & Greer, Atlanta, for National American Insurance Company et al.

Linda A. Klein, Gambrell & Stolz, LLP, William P. Smith, III, General Counsel, Romaine Lubs White, Deputy Gen. Counsel, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, for Amicus Appellant.

FLETCHER, Presiding Justice.

The court of appeals reversed the grant of summary judgment to attorney Michael Thornton in this legal malpractice action, concluding that a fact issue existed as to whether Thornton had actual notice of trial before the trial court entered default judgment against Thornton's client.1 Because we conclude that, under the facts of this case, the notice given to Thornton was not reasonable and there was no genuine...

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