Jowers & Son v. Kirkpatrick Hardware Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Complaint; from Marion, superior court — Judge Howard. April 26, 1917.
1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.
1. Where suit is brought in the superior court on an open account, and there is personal service and no plea is filed, a judgment rendered by the court without the intervention of a jury is void. “The court ean0enter up judgment without a jury only in ‘civil cases founded on unconditional contracts in writing, where an issuable defense is not filed under oath or ‘affirmation.’ ” Thornton v. Mutual Building & Loan Association, 113 Ga. 1141 (39 S. E. 481); Rodgers v. Caldwell, 112 Ga. 635 (37 S. E. 866); Erambert v. Scarborough, 46 Ga. 398; Fryer v. Cole, 70 Ga. 687; Stephens v. Gate City…
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