Legal Opinion

Andrews v. City of Atlanta

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided February 22, 1910No. 2292Published

Petition for certiorari; from Fulton superior court — Judge Pendleton. November 15, 1909.

1Opinion of the Court

Russell J.

1. An assignment of error averring that a judgment is illegal, because it is contrary to the evidence, against the weight of the evidence, and without evidence to support it, is sufficient to raise the question of venue. Mill v. State, 1 Ga. App. 134 (57 S. E. 969).

2. As affirmative proof of the venue did not appear, and therefore, according to the allegations of the petition for certiorari, the jurisdiction of the trial court was not proved, it was error to refuse to sanction the writ of certiorari. Strozier v. Hawkinsville, 1 Ga. App. 285 (57 S. E. 969) ; Minor v. Atlanta, ante,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Loeb v. JenningsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  2. Mill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  3. Minor v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1910
  4. Strozier v. City of HawkinsvilleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907

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