J. Ben. Wilson & Co. v. Sprague Mowing Machine Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Corporations. Pleadings. Amendment. Arrest of judgment. Before Judge Hopkins. Fulton Superior Court. April Term, Í875. Reported in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Judge.
This suit is in the statutory form. The object of that statute, when first enacted, was to simplify pleading. Under it the Sprague Mowing Machine Company alleges that the defendants owe them on an account. The bill of particulars is annexed. No plea or demurrer or other defense was made. Judgment was rendered by the court for principal and interest on the account. A motion was made to arrest it. The court below overruled that motion, and this is the error complained of.
1. The gravamen of the motion is that nobody sues; there is no plaintiff, the Sprague Mowing Machine Company…
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