Smith v. Pope
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Quillian, Judge.
1. The defense that an account has been split into separate parts in order to bring the amount of each part within the jurisdiction of the justice court must be pleaded. Talbott v. Collier, 102 Ga. 550 (28 S. E. 225).
2. Where the debtor, with knowledge that an account has been divided into separate parts so as to bring each part within the jurisdiction of the justice court, sets up as a defense to a suit brought on one part of the account, that the account, the amount o-f which was greater than that over which the *370justice court has jurisdiction, has been split or divided, then…
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Greene v. GoluckeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Walker v. SheehanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
- Florida Midland & Georgia Railroad v. VarnedoeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Thompson v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
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