Gregory v. Clark
Supreme Court of Georgia
Garnishment. Attachment. Bonds. Appeal. Certiorari. Practice in Supreme Court. Before Judge Willis. Muscogee Superior Court.
Read the full summary
Garnishment. Attachment. Bonds. Appeal. Certiorari. Practice in Supreme Court. Before Judge Willis. Muscogee Superior Court. May Term, 1884. To the report contained in the decision, it is only necessary to add the following: The garnishments in this case were served by a constable, and the bond, with the entries of service thereon, was returned to the superior court, where the main case was pending, on January 24,1884. When the motion to require the bond to be strengthened was first made does not appear, but the first motion was dismissed for want of prosecution, and another motion for that…
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
Gregory brought suit against Clark, returnable to the superior court of Muscogee county, for libel, in ’which he laid his damages at $10,000. Pending this suit, garnishments were sued out at the instance of the plaintiff. The garnishment proceedings were had before Wooten, a justice of the peace for that county. Summonses were issued, and served by the bailiff. The defendant in the suit, deeming the plaintiff’s security on the garnishment bond insufficient, appealed to the justice to have additional security given. Upon this application, that magistrate ordered that further…
2Cited by7 opinions
- Board of Education & Orphanage v. State Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Aetna Insurance v. EvansSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
- Green v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
- Kesler v. GrooverCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- Reid v. Armour Packing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1894
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.