Smith v. Whitaker

1. “Even if it is necessary that a petition for certiorari should be signed by the petitioner or his counsel, it is sufficient if the petitioner sign the affidavit to the petition.” Neal v. Fox, 114 Ga. 164 (39 S. E. 860) ; McTyer v. Stearns, 142 Ga. 850 (1 a) (83 S. E. 955) ; Austin v. Ferst’s Sons Co., 2 Ga. App. 91 (58 S. E. 318).

2. Under the provisions of section 5375 of the Civil Code of 1910, the losing party in a possessory-warrant case may obtain a supersedeas for ten days by giving notice of “his intention to certiorari the decision of the court;” but where certiorari is applied for…