Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Holt

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 15, 1917No. 7944Published

Certiorari; from Fayette superior court—Judge Searcy. October 19, 1916.

1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.

1. A justice of the peace has the power to amend a judgment rendered by himself, where the amendment is in a mere matter of form; and this may be done at a term of court subsequent to the trial term. N., C. & St. L. Ry. v. Brown, 3 Ga. App. 561 (3), 565 (60 S. E. 319); Elliott v. Wilkes, 16 Ga. App. 466 (85 S. E. 679); Bell v. Bowdoin, 109 Ga. 209 (34 S. E. 339); Rucker v. Williams, 129 Ga. 828 (60 S. E. 155).

2. The amendment to the judgment by the justice of the peace in the instant ease was as to a matter of form, and the court did not err in overruling the certiorari.

Judgment affirmed.

Wade,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Nashville, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railway v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  2. Rucker v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1908
  3. Bell v. BowdoinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
  4. Elliott v. WilksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915

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