Morris Fertilizer Co. v. Smith

Wade, O. J.

1. Waiving tlie question whether a judge of the municipal court of Atlanta (established in lieu of justices’ courts and being similar to such courts, but possessing more extensive jurisdiction and being a court of record) has authority to set aside a judgment rendered by him (Doughty v. Walker, 54 Ga. 595; Mills v. Bell, 136 Ga. 687 (71 S. E. 1120)), it appears from the record that the motion itself failed to disclose that the plaintiff, against whom judgment was originally rendered on a plea of recoupment, had in fact a meritorious defense against the demand of the defendant which…