Goebel v. Hodges

Mrs. Alberta Hodges brought an action for damages for personal injuries in the Municipal Court of Savannah against A. S. Goebel and Margaret Goebel. The defendants demurred to the petition upon the ground that the court was without jurisdiction to entertain and dispose of cases involving injuries to the person. The court overruled the demurrer and the defendants excepted.

By the amendment of 1912 to Art. VI, Sec. VII, Par. I of the Constitution of 1877 the General Assembly was authorized to abolish justice of the peace courts in cities having a population of over 20,000, except in the City of…