Horton v. Continental Casualty Company

Atkinson, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) ' Whether this court has jurisdiction of the case within the meaning of the constitutional provision contained in the Code, § 2-3005, depends on whether or not this is an equity case. “While the doctrine of contribution originated in courts of equity, it was subsequently adopted by courts of law and is now universally applied therein.” 13 Am. Jur. 8, § 5. See also 18 C. J. S. 21, § 13. This principle was recognized in Watkins v. Woodbery, 148 Ga. 249 (96 S. E. 338), where several joint makers of promissory notes sought contribution…