Preston v. Porter Fertilizer Co.

1. If in a claim case the plaintiff in 6. fa. fails to make out a prima facie case, the remedy of the claiman i is a motion to dismiss the levy, and not a motion to direct a verdict in his favor. Barnes v. Carter, 120 Ga. 895 (48 S. E. 387); Zipperei v. Savannah, 128 Ga. 135 (57 S. E. 311) ; Equitable Mfg. Co. v. Davis, 130 Ga. 67 (60 S. E. 262); Stewart v. Mundy, 131 Ga. 586 (4) (62 S. E. 986); Decatur County Bank v. Thomason, 31 Ga. App. 299 (120 S. E. 642). It follows that if a plaintiff in ñ. fa. failed to make out a prima facie ease, the court did not err in refusing to direct a verdict…