Legal Opinion

Freeman v. Maxwell Furniture Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 15, 1912No. 3452PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Certiorari; from Richmond superior court — Judge H. C. Hammond:

1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.

Upon the hearing the judge of the superior court entered a judgment sustaining the certiorari, with cost against the defendant in certiorari. No final direction was given to the, case, and, though the judge of the superior court, in his discretion, might have instructed the lower court upon the principles which should govern another trial, this duty was not mandatory. The sustaining of a certiorari, without the entry of a final disposition of the case, has the same effect as the granting of a new trial upon mdtion therefor.

There were several errors in the trial in the justice’s court, any one…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rhodes & Son Furniture Co. v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
  2. Fair v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1907

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Rowland v. BellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
  2. Tomberlin v. BarberCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919

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