Kimsey v. Hall

Hall sued Kimsey, the clerk of the superior court of Towns County, for damages alleged to have been received by reason of the failure of the defendant to sign the process and the copy of process to a suit which the plaintiff had filed against Young L. G-. Harris College, the alleged damage being that by reason of the alleged dereliction of the defendant the plaintiff’s suit against the college became barred. This court has held that under such circumstances the plaintiff is entitled to recover in some amount of damages against the clerk. Hall v. Kimsey, 48 Ga. App. 605 (173 S. E. 437).

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