Heard v. Phillips
Supreme Court of Georgia
Equitable petition. Before Judge Lumpkin. Fulton superior court. September term, 1896.
1Opinion of the CourtLittle, J.
1. The present suit was filed on August 14th, 1894, and made returnable to the September term of Fulton superior' court, which by law met on the first Monday in September, which Monday was the 3d day of that month. The cause coming on -for a hearing, defendants’ counsel moved to dismiss the same,- on the ground that' the suit had not been filed for the length of time required by law, that is 20 days, before the sitting of the court for the September term. This motion was overruled, and is made a ground of exception in the motion for a new trial. The contention is, that the Sunday preceding…
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