Godby v. Hein
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Eberhardt, Judge.
A question presented here is whether the discretion of the judge extended beyond the May term during which the motion to vacate the judgment was filed, and if so, whether that discretion ended with the signing of the order overruling the motion during the July term. We conclude that since the motion was not disposed of during the May term the jurisdiction of the court over the matter continued until final disposition was made, and further that since the order of July 5, 1962, was made during the July term of court it might, for sufficient cause, be set aside at any time until…
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