Ferguson v. New Manchester Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Practice in the Superior Court. Service. Before Judge Buchanan. Douglass Superior Court. October Term, 1873. For the facts of this ease, see the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Warner, Chief Justice.
The only question in this case is whether the court erred in dismissing the plaintiff’s action, on the statement of facts disclosed by the record. It appears therefrom that the plaintiff filed his declaration in the clerk’s office against the defendant, but which was not served so as to give the superior court jurisdiction as provided by law, and the case was dismissed for ivant of jurisdiction. Within six months thereafter the plaintiff renewed his suit, which second suit was dismissed by the court, and the plaintiff excepted. This case comes within the principle…
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