SHIELDS v. GISH

No. S06A0212.

629 S.E.2d 244 (2006)

280 Ga. 556

SHIELDS v. GISH.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied May 19, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry W. Krumenauer, Daniel L. Britt Jr., Marietta, for appellant.

Angelo Todd Merolla, Atlanta, for appellee.


BENHAM, Justice.

This appeal primarily concerns whether a defendant can be in default for failing to file an answer to an amended complaint. It arises from an action which had its inception in a statutory partitioning action Gish filed in which she alleged she and Shields had undivided half-interests in specified property. Gish amended her complaint to add claims for equitable partitioning, appointment of a receiver, pecuniary damages, punitive damages, and attorney...

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