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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-14-269. Default judgment.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-14-269. Default judgment.

Upon the failure of the defendant to appear and answer within the time provided in Code Section 44-14-267, if the service on the defendant was made in such a manner as to comply with Code Section 9-11-4, a default judgment shall be entered against the defendant for the full amount of the petitioner’s claim.

## History

Code 1933, § 67-717, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 1213, § 3.