Aiken v. Richardson

(After stating the foregoing facts.) Proceedings on money rules are controlled by chapter 24-2 of the Code of Georgia, providing that a judge of the superior court, upon application, may grant a rule nisi containing a full statement of the case in which the -officer is called upon to show cause; *184that in answer to- this rule the officer ruled shall fully respond in writing and under oath; that thereafter the movant of the rule may traverse the truth of such answer and, when such traverse is filed, an issue is joined which shall be tried before a jury. Rules against officers of the court for…