Legal Opinion

Western & Atlantic Railroad v. Jackson

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided December 12, 1888PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Certiorari. Amendment. Before Judge Pain. Bar-tow superior court. January adjourned term, 1888. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

Blandford, Justice.

This was a certiorari case. The petition for certiorari *479alleged that the petitioner had been sued in a certain justice’s court, and that at the trial term of the case leave of absence as to the same was granted by the justice to both of the petitioner’s attorneys, on account of business which required their attendance in other courts; but that, notwithstanding this, the justice, during the period for which the leave of absence was granted and. while said attorneys were absent attending to said business elsewhere, rendered judgment against the petitioner for the sum of $50;…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Singer Manufacturing Co. v. Walker & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1886

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Callaway v. City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
  2. Landrum v. MossCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  3. Southern Oregon Co. v. Coos Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Hackett v. TateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
  5. Neal v. NealSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905

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