Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Hilton & Dodge Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided November 1, 1899PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Affidavit of illegality. Before Judge Hart. Laurens superior court. January term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtFish, J.
1. It is not cause for the dismissal of a writ of error that “there is no identification whatever of the contracts referred to in the bill of exceptions whereby same can be recognized,” when enough appears in the bill of exceptions and the transcript of the record, without such contracts, to enable the Supreme Court to ascertain the real questions made in the case.
2. A demurrer must be decided only upon a consideration of the pleadings. It can derive no aid from extrinsic evidence. Seibels v. Hodges, 65 Ga. 245; Constitution Publishing Co. v. Stegall, 97 Ga. 405; Augusta & Savannah R. R. Co.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Constitution Publishing Co. v. StegallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Seibels v. HodgesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
- Sasser v. AdkinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
3Cited by3 opinions
- Mitchell v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Rives v. RivesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- North American Accident Insurance v. ScarboroughCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934