Humphries v. Nalley

This case originated in a justice’s court, and a petition for certiorari was sanctioned. The magistrate’s answer, filed in due time, failed to disclose what final judgment, if any, had been entered in the case. Upon the call of the case in the superior court the defendant in certiorari moved to dismiss the certiorari, because of this deficiency in 'the answer. As certified by the presiding judge; it was not until the case came on to be heard and the above-stated motion had been made that the plaintiff in certiorari offered exceptions to the answer. We think the court properly disallowed the…