Default judgment

O.C.G.A. § 44-14-269 — under Title 44.

O.C.G.A. § 44-14-269

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.