Legal Opinion

Craig v. Taylor

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 12, 1926No. 17193PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBkotxes, C. J.

1. A paper purporting to be an affidavit, but not signed by an affiant, is no affidavit and can not be amended; a judgment based thereon is void, and no execution can legally issue and no levy be legally made. Meadows v. Alexander, 1 Ga. App. 40 (57 S. E. 901).

2. Under the above-stated rulings and the facts of the instant case, there was no ease before the court, and the claimant’s motion to dismiss the levy should have been sustained (Morrison v. Anderson, 111 Ga. 847, 36 S. E. 462) ; the judge of the superior court properly sustained the certiorari, but erred in ordering a new trial. He…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Morrison & McRae v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  2. Meadows v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Worley Bros. Granite Co. v. HaskinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
  2. Dalton Carpet Industries, Inc. v. ChilivisCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  3. Carson v. Automobile Financing, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1957

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