Legal Opinion

Scott v. Bedell

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided July 21, 1899PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Mandamus. Before Judge Bennet. Camden county. January 21, 1899.

1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.

J. K. Bedell brought a petition for mandamus against F. E. Scott, notary public and ex officio justice of the peace. The case made by the petition is substantially as follows : Bedell brought suit in the court over which Scott presided, against Walter Wyatt, claiming abalance on an account with interest; and judgment was rendered by the justice in favor of Bedell. Wyatt appealed to a jury, by giving bond with Swift as security. When the case came on for trial before the jury, the plaintiff offered evidence to establish his claim, and Wyatt admitted the claim to be correct; whereupon the jury…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1880
  2. Gray v. McNealSupreme Court of Georgia · 1853
  3. Gunn v. TackettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
  4. Ramsey v. ColeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
  5. Benson & Coleman v. DyerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1882

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. McCalman v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
  2. Nashville, Chattanooga & Saint Louis Railway v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  3. Gober v. BarryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  4. Wyatt v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1930
  5. Humphrey v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1915

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