Reeves v. Graffling
Supreme Court of Georgia
Practice in Superior Court. Judge pro hac vice. Justice Courts. Amendment. Charge of Court. Onus probandi. Before W. C. WINSLOW, Esq., Judge pro hac vice. Crawford Superior Court.
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Practice in Superior Court. Judge pro hac vice. Justice Courts. Amendment. Charge of Court. Onus probandi. Before W. C. WINSLOW, Esq., Judge pro hac vice. Crawford Superior Court. March Term, 1881. The plaintiff brought suit in the justice’s court, 494th district, Georgia militia, of Crawford countyj upon a note for $65.00 for guano, which contained the following stipulations : “ The consideration of this note is for commercial manure known as cotton compound, sold to me by said payee. He expressly refuses to make any warranty of 'the same or any representation as to its quality or value,…
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Chief Justice.
This was an appeal from the justice’s court, and tried before a judge pro hac vice in the superior court.
1. There was no need of that judge being sworn. The law does not require it, probably because the oath taken b.y. all attorneys at law when admitted to practice was deemed by the legislature sufficient to bind their con, science in the discharge of all duties devolved by law on those officers of court. No objection was made on this ground until after -verdict, which strengthens the point against plaintiff in error, but. it is enough to sustain the ruling below to say…
2Cited by2 opinions
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- Williams v. BoykinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956