Murphy v. Chipley Home Mixture Guano Co.

Bloodworm:, J.

1. “Whether a judgment by default will be set aside or not is a question addressed to the sound discretion of the court below, •and this court will not, as a general rule, interfere, unless such discretion has been grossly abused.” Lambert v. Smith, 57 Ga. 25 (1).

2. The court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to set aside a verdict on the ground-set out in the defendant’s motion as follows: “The defendant had conversation in December, 1915, with Mr. Henry Reeves, attorney for plaintiff, by the terms of which agreement the above proceedings were to be suspended until after…