American Investment Co. v. Cable Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Certiorari, from Fulton superior court — Judge Ellis, October 3, 1907. The American Investment Company had a justice-court execution in its favor levied upon a certain piano, as the property of one Charlie Brown, the defendant in fi. fa. Two- claims to the piano were interposed, — one by Hannah Brown and the other by the Cable Company.
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Certiorari, from Fulton superior court — Judge Ellis, October 3, 1907. The American Investment Company had a justice-court execution in its favor levied upon a certain piano, as the property of one Charlie Brown, the defendant in fi. fa. Two- claims to the piano were interposed, — one by Hannah Brown and the other by the Cable Company. It appears from the record that Hannah Brown was the wife of the defendant in fi. fa., and the Cable Company was the original owner of the piano, and sold it upon the instalment plan, reserving the title until the piano should be fully paid for. In the case of…
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1. A motion is made by counsel for defendant in error to dismiss the bill of exceptions, upon the insufficiency of the assignment of error. This motion we decline to grant. We are quite familiar with the authorities cited in the brief of counsel for the defendant in error, but these decisions are not in point. The main purpose of the creation of courts for the correction of errors is to have the questions which are presented in the litigation definitely decided. It is the settled policy of this State, as shown by several recent acts of the General Assembly,…
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