Legal Opinion

Dozier v. Lamb

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided August 15, 1877PublishedCited by 27 opinions

Practice in the Superior Court. Service. Illegality. Before Judge Clark. Scbley Superior Court. April Term, 1877. Eeported in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Bleckley, Judge.

Execution, based on a judgment rendered in August, 1866, issued in January, 1869. It was levied by tbe sheriff upon land, in May, 1873. In June, 1873, the defendant made an affidavit of illegality, upon the ground that “ said debt has been fully paid off and discharged,” and upon the ground *462that “ this deponent was never served with any copy of the declaration and process in said case, personally or otherwise, nor did he know of said suit until long after said judgment was obtained.” On this affidavit, the plaintiff took issue at April term, 1874. That issue was twice found in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Tillman v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1859
  2. Dasher v. DasherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1872
  3. Duke v. RandolphSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874
  4. Dozier v. LambSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Georgia, Florida & Alabama Railway Co. v. LasseterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  2. Brinson v. Georgia Railroad Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
  3. Goddard v. HarbourSupreme Court of Kansas · 1896
  4. Ray v. HarrisonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  5. O'Bryan & Bros. v. CalhounSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881

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