Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Oliver

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 15, 1895PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Certiorari. Before Judge Honey. Bibb superior court. April term, 1894. Lewis brought his action in the city court of Macon against Oliver as principal and Head as security, alleging that they were indebted to him $240 with interest, on a bond made by them to the ordinary of Bibb county, conditioned that Oliver as guardian of one Moore, an orphan, should well and truly maintain, clothe and educate said orphan according to his circumstances, and should take good and lawful…

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Certiorari. Before Judge Honey. Bibb superior court. April term, 1894. Lewis brought his action in the city court of Macon against Oliver as principal and Head as security, alleging that they were indebted to him $240 with interest, on a bond made by them to the ordinary of Bibb county, conditioned that Oliver as guardian of one Moore, an orphan, should well and truly maintain, clothe and educate said orphan according to his circumstances, and should take good and lawful care of his person and property according to law; and that the indebtedness arises by reason of' the following facts, which…

1Opinion of the Court

Atkinson, Justice.. Upon the questions of practice made in this ease in the court below, there does not appear to have been any such assignments of error upon the judgments thereon-rendered, as will authorize this court to proceed to judgment thereon; and therefore, in the consideration of this case, the court confines its, inquiries to the questions of law made upon the demurrer to the declaration of the plaintiff. The record is set out with sufficient fullness in the official report to clearly indicate upon what points the court ruled, and to what propositions in the rendition of this…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland v. Rich & Bros.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  2. Webber v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
  3. Wallace v. StovallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939

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