Coppage v. Mellon Bank, N. A.

Banke, Judge.

The appellee brought this action pursuant to Code Ann. § 67-701 et seq. to obtain a writ of possession on a mobile home which the appellant had purchased on credit and in which the appellee alleged that it had a security interest. The appellee was awarded a writ of possession following a jury verdict in its favor, and the appellant appeals the denial of his motion for new trial. Held:

Code Ann. §§ 67-702, 67-703 (Ga. L. 1974, pp. 398, 399-400; 1975, pp. 1213, 1214) require that a petition for writ of possession be made under oath before the party authorized to issue the summons,…