Legal Opinion

Reeves v. Reeves

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 26, 1962No. 39247PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Felton, Chief Judge.

1. The contention of the plaintiff in error that the court should have first passed upon the defend- ■ ant’s demurrers and motion to dismiss the dispossessoiy warrant proceedings under Code• Ann. § 81-1002 is without merit. In this kind of proceeding the court does not have jurisdiction in the absence of the filing of a valid counter-affidavit and bond as required by law, so that the court had first to determine its jurisdiction of the case before it could proceed to pass upon whatever attack was made by the defendant against the original proceedings. Murphey v. McGough,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Lytle v. DeVaughnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1888
  2. Gelders v. MathewsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  3. Murphey v. McGoughSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  4. Sherman v. MorrisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
  5. Miller Service Inc. v. MillerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Swinney v. ReevesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1968

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