Brooke v. Farmers & Merchants Bank

1. The motion to dismiss the bill of exceptions is denied.

2. An unreversed judgment of a competent court cannot be collaterally attacked except for fraud or collusion, or for some defect apparent, upon the face of the record or pleadings. Civil Code (1910), §§ 3218 and 5966; Hammock v. McBride, 6 Ga. 178; Smith v. Cuyler, 78 Ga. 654 (2) (3 S. E. 406); Williams v. Lancaster, 113 Ga. 1020 (6) (39 S. E. 471). See also, in this connection, Civil Code (1910), §§ 4629, 4630, 5965; McArthur v. Matthewson, 67 Ga. 134.

3. In a money-rule proceeding, where C claims money In the hands of the sheriff,…