Olshine v. Bryant
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.
1. A judgment can not be arrested for any defect in tire pleadings or record that is aided by tlie verdict, or is amendable as a matter of form. Code, § 110-705.
2. Where a defendant appears and pleads to the merits of a case, without pleading to the jurisdiction of the court, and without excepting thereto, he thereby admits the jurisdiction of the court (Code, § 81-503; Hudgins Co. v. Redmond, 178 Ga. 317, 173 S. E. 135); and after verdict and judgment, the question of jurisdiction can not be raised in a motion to arrest the judgment.
3. Appearance and pleading to the merits is a waiver of all…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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