Heery v. Burkhalter
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Evans. Tattnall superior court. November 27, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, P. J.
This case originated in a justice’s court, the same being an action for triple damages for the killing of a cow, predicated upon section 1766 of the Political Code. The plaintiff obtained a judgment, and the defendants entered an appeal to the superior court. When it came on for trial, they made a motion “ to dismiss said case for want of jurisdiction in the justice’s court to try cases of damage arising under” the above-cited section of the code. This motion was overruled, and the case was heard on its-merits, the trial resulting in a verdict for the plaintiff. A motion for a new trial was…
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