Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Star Bonding Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 29, 1976No. 51608PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
1. "When a judgment has been rendered by a court of general jurisdiction and the record is silent as to any fact necessary to give the court jurisdiction, the law presumes that such fact existed; and generally this is a conclusive presumption. Sheppard v. Whitfield, 50 Ga. 311.” Franklin County v. Crow, 128 Ga. 458, 463 (57 SE 784). Where it becomes germane to determine whether jurisdiction of a case rested with the Superior Court of Muscogee County or the Court of Appeals on September 17, 1974, and nothing further appears, it will be presumed that the trial court had…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Franklin County v. CrowSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Findley v. City of VidaliaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
- Roe v. PittsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Sheppard v. WhitfieldSupreme Court of Georgia · 1873
- Town Finance Corporation v. HughesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975
3Cited by4 opinions
- M. W. Holloway v. Clay E. McElroy WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Tennessee Farmers Mutual Insurance v. WheelerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Clark v. Southeast Atlantic Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Riverdale Collision, Inc. v. Osborne Bonding & Surety Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996