Morgan v. Mayor of Cohutta

1. An appeal to a jury in a justice’s court from a judgment against a municipal corporation must be entered in the name of the corporation.

2. Where, therefore, in such ease an individual, W., described as mayor pro tém. of the corporation, recited in the appeal bond (which was signed by W., “mayor pro tem.”) that, being dissatisfied with the judgment, he entered “his” appeal, this was not an appeal by the corporation, and should have been dismissed even though the corporation’s name appeared in the caption as party to the original case, and W., as mayor pro tem. of the corporation, for the…