Legal Opinion
Hicks v. Atlanta Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 12, 1939No. 12605PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Jenkins, Justice.
1. As was held on a previous writ of error from a judgment apportioning an auditor’s fee, this case on the record there appearing was equitable. Hicks v. Atlanta Trust Co., 187 Ga. 314 (200 S. E. 301). Under the subsequent pleadings in the present record, the essentially equitable character of the proceeding was not changed, but was confirmed. Therefore the Supreme Court, and not the Court of Appeals, has jurisdiction of this writ of error from a judgment denying a motion “to review, modify, and set aside” the judgment or decree on the merits.
2. The judgment or decree…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Burress v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
- Gormley v. SlicerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933
- Castellaw v. BlanchardSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Hicks v. Atlanta Trust Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Teasley v. BradleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
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