Dunn v. Brogden
Supreme Court of Georgia
Judgments. Res Adjudicata. Claims. Before Judge Underwood. Gordon Superior Court. February Term, 1881. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Chief Justice.
A dormant judgment was revived in a justice court and execution issued thereon was levied, and claim interposed. Objection was made to the ft. fa. on the trial of the claim case on the ground that the original judgment, which was •revived, was not dormant, and therefore illegally revived. The court rejected the ft. fa., ruling that the revived judgment was illegal, and error is assigned on that ruling.
In 57 Ga., 609, it is ruled that “ where the plaintiff in a judgment more than seven years old has had it revived by scire facias. as having become dormant, it is a lien…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- L. M. Wiley, Parish & Co. v. KelseySupreme Court of Georgia · 1850
3Cited by4 opinions
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