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Court roundup: multiple default judgments and debt awards on Clayton County civil calendar
Summary
At its Nov. 12 civil calendar the court signed a string of judgments resolving debt and repossession cases, including default judgments and contract awards to creditors; the court also entered a high-value personal-injury award in a separate matter.
Clayton County State Court resolved a number of collection, repossession and default-matter motions on Nov. 12, entering judgments in favor of several creditors and plaintiffs.
Notable awards and rulings announced from the bench included:
- Wells Fargo Bank v. Catherine Atkins — judgment entered for $8,277.61 plus $800 in attorney’s fees and court costs (plaintiff presented affidavit and liquidated account) (case discussed and judgment announced on record).
- Twin City Fire Insurance v. Janelle Miranda — default judgment entered for $100,867.41 (plaintiff waived attorney’s fees).
- Root Insurance Company v. Corey Williams — default judgment entered for $10,678.98 plus court costs following affidavit in support of damages.
- Delta Community Credit v. Jade Redding & Jasmine Thomas — the court granted summary judgment on contract/loan default and entered judgment for $32,826.26 plus court costs (no attorney’s fees awarded).
- VFS US LLC v. Kornegay Trucking LLC — after repossession and sale of a financed truck, the court entered a deficiency judgment for a post-sale balance of about $66,007.36 plus prejudgment interest ($21,425.02), attorney’s fees ($8,841.11) and $473 in costs, consistent with the contract and sale results.
The court also signed eviction-related defaults and dispossesses, for example granting a default for past-due rent of $6,736 in Riverdale MHP v. Mortimer and instructing counsel to submit proposed orders where required.
Several counsel were instructed to submit proposed orders for the record; where plaintiffs presented business-record affidavits, the court relied on those documents to calculate damages and enter judgment.
