Legal Opinion
Woodward Lumber Co. v. Watson, Vansant & Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 25, 1910No. 2548PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Certiorari; from Fulton superior court — Judge Bell. September 24, 1909.
1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.
1. An answer in behalf of a corporation by its bookkeeper who answers positively to the facts therein stated is sufficient, and the striking of such an answer because not made and verified by the corporation was erroneous. Walker v. Swift Fertilizer Works, 3 Ga. App. 283 (59 S. E. 850).
2. A garnishee in his answer admitting indebtedness may set up that the amount of indebtedness admitted is exempt from process of garnishment, because it is wages due to a daily laborer; and where the exemption is so set up, the court can not, in the absence of any traverse, render judgment against the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Walker v. Swift Fertilizer WorksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Emmons, McKee & Co. v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1888
- Pioneer Co-operative Co. v. Eagle & Phœnix Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1881
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- Ole Campbellton Construction Co. v. Desert Inn & Country ClubCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc. v. Citizens & Southern National BankCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983