Dixon v. Minnesota Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Motion to reinstate. Before Judge Mitcbell. Lowndes superior-court. February 10, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. When, upon the call of a suit pending in the superior-court, neither party appeared, and, referring to the ease, the judge ■ merely made an entry on the trial docket, “November term, 1904, dismissed for want of prosecution,” and the ease was stricken from the docket, hut no order was ever taken, nor entry made on the minutes,, such entry by the judge, without more, was insufficient to accomplish a dismissal of the suit. Williams v. Rawlins, 33 Ga. 117 (10), 123. See also Greenfield v. Vason, 74 Ga. 126 (3).
(а) In a direct proceeding afterwards brought, attacking the validity of the entry…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Greenfield & Brown v. VasonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
- Armstrong v. LewisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1878
- Thornton v. PerrySupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Williams v. RawlinsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1861
- Clarke v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1901
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