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Clay v. Merchants Mutual Credit Corporation

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Sep 26, 1952
72 S.E.2d 833 (Ga. Ct. App. 1952)

Opinion

34168.

DECIDED SEPTEMBER 26, 1952.

Complaint; from Fulton Civil Court — Judge Hathcock. May 16, 1952.

Barrett Hayes, for plaintiff in error.

Edward E. Dorsey, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer Murphy, contra.


1. Where the defendant excepted to a judgment overruling his general demurrer to the plaintiff's petition but failed to argue or insist upon that ground of exception before this court, the judgment of the trial court overruling such general demurrers will be affirmed. See Code (Ann.), § 6-1308, and cases cited under catchword "Abandonment."

2. "An assignment of error on a judgment striking an answer can not be made in a bill of exceptions assigning error on a judgment overruling a general demurrer to a petition. Wright v. Morris, 50 Ga. App. 196 (3) ( 77 S.E. 365)." Cooledge v. Casey, 58 Ga. App. 134 (2), 137 ( 198 S.E. 96).

Judgment affirmed. Sutton, C.J., and Fulton, J., concur.

DECIDED SEPTEMBER 26, 1952.


Summaries of

Clay v. Merchants Mutual Credit Corporation

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Sep 26, 1952
72 S.E.2d 833 (Ga. Ct. App. 1952)
Case details for

Clay v. Merchants Mutual Credit Corporation

Case Details

Full title:CLAY v. MERCHANTS MUTUAL CREDIT CORPORATION

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Sep 26, 1952

Citations

72 S.E.2d 833 (Ga. Ct. App. 1952)
86 Ga. App. 832

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