Walker v. Seawell

1. An act approved November 15, 1901 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 55), as codified in section 4728 of the Civil Code of 1910, provides that in a suit on an open account, where the account sued on is verified by the plaintiff, it is essential to the defendant’s plea of no indebtedness that it be alleged in the plea that the defendant is not indebted “in any sum,” or that it specify the amount of indebtedness which the defendant Submits. Lee v. Perry, 19 Ga. App. 48 (90 S. E. 988). This is not restricted to a case in any court, and therefore applies to a case in a city court. The decision in DeSoto…